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.
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 …