Waterloo Regional Police have seized over 200 firearms as part of a weapons investigation that began in Waterloo.
Police said Direct Action Response Team (DART) officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation Friday night around 7:20 p.m. in the area of Weber Street North and Bridgeport Road East.
“The DART officers were on proactive patrol as part of Safe Semester, a yearly project to promote the safety and wellbeing of university and college students in the region,” police told CTV News in an email.
According to police, during the traffic stop officers noticed firearms and ammunition inside the vehicle.
“Officers approached the vehicle and as they approached, they observed several rounds of ammunition scattered throughout the vehicle as well as the barrel of a firearm was pointing in the direction of the officers that was located in the front seat of the vehicle,” said Const. Brad Hickey of Waterloo …