Published Jun 02, 2024 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 1 minute read
Three Ottawa-area people face a number of drug and weapons charges after provincial police, acting on information from the public, conducted a “high-risk traffic stop” on Highway 417 near Arnprior Saturday night.
In a release, the OPP said they were informed that a vehicle headed east from Pembroke was believed to have a loaded firearm inside.
Officers from the Renfrew detachment located the vehicle. Eastbound lanes were closed near Campbell Drive and officers brought the vehicle to a halt.
Officers seized a loaded handgun, a variety of drugs and “drug trafficking paraphernalia.”
Two men and a woman in their 20s were charged and are to appear for a bail heariung at a later date.
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