On the afternoon of 2023-06-04, Brandon police attended to an address on Westaway Bay in an attempt to locate a male with an outstanding warrant.
Police say officers were granted entry to the home by a resident, whereby a male and female were located in the basement of the home.
At the initial point of interaction, police discovered a 22 calibre sawed off rifle and ammunition. A search warrant of the residence was initiated which resulted in the recovery of an additional 30.06 rifle, a 22 calibre rifle and a 22 calibre home made zip gun.
The 28-year-old male is currently on bail and is not to possess firearms due to an incident that occurred on Cornwallis Crescent in the fall of 2022.
The male appeared in court today (June 5) and was remanded into custody for his next appearance June 12th. He faces charges of Possess of a Weapon Contrary to Prohibition Order x 4, Careless storage of a firearm, Possession of a Restricted firearm x 2, Tampering with serial number, Possession of weapon, and Failure to Comply with Release Order
The 20-year-old female has been released with conditions to appear in court 2023-07-31 for Possession of firearm x 2, Possession of Restricted Firearm x2, Careless storage of firearm, and Tamper with Serial Number.
