On June 13, 2023, at approximately 10:40 pm, Dauphin RCMP were on patrol when a vehicle headed northbound on Main Street in Dauphin was seen travelling at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated.
When the officer approached the vehicle, there were two males in the front seats. An odour of alcohol was detected and a large bag of unmarked cigarettes was in the centre console. The driver, a 37-year-old male from Dauphin, was given a roadside alcohol screening test, which he failed.
A search of the vehicle revealed a homemade gun with a bayonet attached, a spent round of ammunition, unused ammunition, multiple cell phones, and Canadian currency.
It was determined that the driver was on parole drug trafficking-related charges and was breaching several of his conditions, including abstaining from alcohol, not owning or possessing more than one mobile communication device, and abiding by a curfew.
Christopher Bilay was arrested and charged with Possession of a Firearm/Prohibited Weapon Without a Licence, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm/Prohibited Weapon, Weapons Possession Contrary to Order x2, Drive While Impaired, and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. He was remanded in custody.
