On Friday April 10, 2020, RCMP made a traffic stop on Highway 7 in the RM of Rockwood on a pickup truck towing a utility trailer.
As the officer was talking to the 32-year-old driver a firearm was seen in the vehicle. Police placed the male under arrest and searched the truck.
Two more firearms were located of which one was a prohibited weapon. The utility trailer the man was towing also turned out to have been stolen in October 2017 from Winnipeg.
Police continued with the investigation and executed a search warrant on Saturday April 11, 2020, at a home in the RM of Rockwood.
Officers found a large quantity of firearms and ammunition as well as additional stolen property.
The accused is facing a number of property and firearm related charges and has been released on a promise to appear in court in July.
© News4.ca 2020
