The Nova Scotia RCMP says it is searching for a wanted man after executing two search warrants in Cumberland County early Wednesday morning.
Police executed the search warrants in Birchwood and Hansford around 5 a.m. in connection with an ongoing drug, firearms and stolen property investigation.
Officers arrested seven men and one woman at a residence in the 100 block of Hansford Road.
Police say they seized more than two dozen firearms during a search of the property.
A stolen utility trailer was reportedly found at another home in the 7600 block of Highway 204.
Police believe a man wanted on a provincewide arrest warrant was at the Hansford home before they arrived.
Investigators are looking for information on the whereabouts of Stephen Joseph Dakota Maloney.
The 33-year-old is wanted for:
- break and entering with intent
- assault with a weapon
- assault
- firearms offences
Police describe Maloney as having brown …