Windsor police seize drugs and firearm, arrest one suspect

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According to the Windsor Police Service (WPS), a 31-year-old man has been arrested following reports of a man running with a firearm in the area of Glengarry Avenue and Chatham Street.

The incident happened around 2 p.m. Thursday.

After a brief chase, police were able to apprehend the suspect on Marentette Avenue, and he was taken into custody without incident.

A loaded Glock 19 handgun, a magazine, ammunition, 39.7 grams of fentanyl, 98 grams of cannabis, and two cell phones were seized, police say.

The man from Etobicoke has been charged with the following:

• Possession of a prohibited firearm without a licence

• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited device

• Contravention of the Firearms Act regulations

• Possession of a loaded regulated firearm

• Possession of over 30 grams of cannabis in a public place

• Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking

• Breach of release order