FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 10:51am
(Ottawa) — Ottawa Police Frontline officers seized a loaded handgun in an early morning traffic stop in the area of Churchill Avenue North and Madison Avenue.
Officers stopped a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act offence at 2:17 this morning. While speaking with the driver, officers observed an offence under the Cannabis Control Act. The occupants and the vehicle were searched. A loaded handgun, drugs and a large amount of Canadian currency was located and seized.
Three males were arrested without incident.
The Ottawa Police Guns and Gangs Unit is continuing the investigation.
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