Man arrested after drugs and large sword found concealed in e-bike

The Vancouver Police Department uncovered a sword, alongside drugs and a knife, while searching a suspect's e-bike March 30.

A man has been arrested by the Vancouver Police Department after officers allegedly uncovered a secretly stashed assortment of weapons and drugs while searching his e-bike.

Patrol officers were carrying out a street-level drug investigation outside of the Murray Hotel on Hornby Street March 30 when the arrest took place, VPD said in a statement on social media platform X Friday afternoon.

Police say a 45-year-old man on an e-bike was arrested for alleged drug and weapons offences.

After searching the suspect’s e-bike, officers found drugs, an “open knife” concealed in its handlebars, and a sword ‘hidden along the bike’s battery,” according to the VPD.

Photographs taken of the weapons show a large sword with a jagged blade and a skull motif on the handle, alongside drug paraphernalia.

Police said the suspect, whose name has not been released, has been charged and remains in custody.