Brandon police seize semi-automatic rifle, drugs and cash

Two people are in custody after Brandon police found guns, drugs and cash during a search in a home in the city's East End neighbourhood.

Firearm search warrant executed after 2 taken into custody

Dana Hatherly · CBC News ·
Brandon police say this SKS rifle was seized, along with money and drugs, after a search warrant was executed on Tuesday. (Brandon Police Service/Twitter)

Two people are in custody after Brandon police found guns, drugs and cash during a search in a home in the city's East End neighbourhood.

The arrest was the result of an "ongoing investigation," police said.

A 48-year-old man was arrested and detained around the northern end of Frederick Street.

Shortly after, police pulled over a 31-year-old woman after she left the same residence. Officers, who had a warrant, then searched the home.

Police found an SKS Rifle, three airsoft pellet handguns, approximately 28 grams of cocaine and $1,000 cash, they said. An SKS is a relatively inexpensive, fast-firing semi-automatic firearm.Brandon police say they seized guns, money and drugs after a search warrant was executed in Brandon Man. (Brandon Police Service/Twitter)

Police arrested the man for unauthorized possession of a firearm, contrary to an existing probation order that banned him from owning or carrying a gun, on top of unsafe storage of a firearm and ammunition, possession of cocaine for trafficking purposes and possession of proceeds of crime.

He was also under a court order to have no contact with the woman.

The same firearm and drug offences were applied to the woman, who, police said, had a small amount of methamphetamine on her at the time of arrest.

The Brandon Police Service linked the seizure to an existing investigation. The accused are being held in custody and a court date is scheduled for Wednesday.