Replica Uzi, drugs and knives found in Nanaimo Parkway takedown
NANAIMO — Despite being under a five-year firearms prohibition, a replica Uzi and ammunition was allegedly recovered from a man in a stolen truck during a takedown on the Nanaimo Parkway.
Nanaimo RCMP said the fake gun, as well as suspected cocaine and knives, was found on Declan Briggs O’Reilly when he was arrested in a traffic stop at the intersection of the Parkway and Northfield Rd. Wednesday afternoon.
O’Reilly was handed the five-year firearms prohibition on Sept. 30, 2017. He’s previously been charged with driving while prohibited, for which he paid a fine.
He was arrested on Wednesday after officers spotted an allegedly stolen Dodge Ram pickup on the Parkway and they quickly executed a takedown.