On November 8, 2020, after 6:00 pm, members of BPS Major Crime Unit and Emergency Response Team conducted a search warrant to a residence in the 200 block of Douglas Street following an investigation into illicit firearms.
Police seized the following items:
-.308 calibre Savage Arms Model 99 lever action rifle
- 9mm Glock 19 semi-automatic handgun
- .22 calibre Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with sawed off barrel and stock (loaded with 9 rounds)
- Various ammunition for these and other firearms
- Ballistic vest
- Multiple knives and machetes
- Cocaine
- Methamphetamine
- Drug paraphernalia
- Money
- Electronic money counters and safes
Arrested in relation to this search were a 25-year-old female and a 33-year-old male. They were both lodged at Brandon Police Service and appeared in court today on multiple weapon and drug offences.
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Sergeant Kirby Sararas #119
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