By Canadian Press

B.C. man faces nine firearms and drug trafficking charges: CBSA

Dec 27, 2024 | 11:19 AM

VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says a man from Sicamous, B.C., is facing firearms and drug trafficking charges after officers intercepted a package addressed to him earlier this year.

They say in a news release that, on April 26, border officers at Vancouver International Airport seized three prohibited devices in a package.

The agency says the addressee had a lifetime firearms prohibition.

It says border officers and the RCMP executed search warrants on the man’s vehicle and boat in June, seizing two firearms, a spring-loaded baton, a stun gun and “trafficking quantities of illegal drugs.”

The border agency says the man was charged on Nov. 28 with nine offences, including possession of a restricted firearm and four counts of possession of drugs with the purpose of trafficking.

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It says he will appear in court in Salmon Arm, B.C., on Jan. 7.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024.

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