The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division Guns and Gangs Unit, with assistance from the Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT), seized a firearm after executing a search warrant at a home on Maple Grove Ave. in Lower Sackville.
Shortly after 5 a.m. on January 6, police assisted by ERT, executed a search warrant a home on Maple Grove Ave. in Lower Sackville. Several people were arrested without further incident. Police searched the home and located a rifle with a pistol grip.
A 31-year-old Lower Sackville man was later released on conditions and will be facing charges of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm while Knowing Possession Unauthorized, Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device, Possession of a Prohibited Device while Knowing Possession Unauthorized, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm, Storage of a Firearm Contrary to Regulations and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose. He will appear in court at a later date.
The remaining people who were arrested were all released without charge.
The investigation is ongoing and continues to be led by the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division Guns and Gangs Unit.
File #: 22-1210
Note to media: Attached is a photo of the seized firearm.