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By battlefordsNOW staff

Weapon seized

Man arrested in N.B. after firearm and ammunition found during search warrant

Sep 26, 2024 | 10:59 AM

A man was arrested in North Battleford last Friday after a search warrant yielded a firearm and ammunition.

In a release, police said the North Battleford RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) along with the Gang Task Force and Critical Incident Response Team executed a search warrant at a home on Panton Avenue.

Inside the home, police seized a firearm and ammunition.

Later that day, RCMP arrested a 46-year-old man from North Battleford

now charged with four offences , including three counts of weapons possession contrary to order, Section 117.01(1), one count of possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized, Section 92(1), one count of careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), and one count of fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5)(a).

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As per the release, the men will be in court in North Battleford on Sept. 25. (Information #90559535).

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