Drugs, handgun seized during traffic stop: N.S. RCMP [Video]

A 37-year-old man has been charged after police say they seized a firearm and drugs during a traffic stop.

An officer with the Nova Scotia RCMP’s Southeast Traffic Services was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 101 in Upper Sackville, N.S., around 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

During that time, the officer queried the licence plate of a passing Dodge Ram, revealing it was unregistered.

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A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was determined to have a revoked driver’s licence, according to a news release from police. 

During the stop, police say the officer saw a quantity of unstamped tobacco cigarettes in the vehicle, resulting in the arrest of the driver.

The vehicle was subsequently searched, resulting in the seizure of:

• more unstamped tobacco
• bags of suspected methamphetamine pills
• a significant quantity of cash
• a 9mm handgun with the serial number removed
• two …