Meteghan RCMP Detachment has charged a man with multiple offences after seizing firearms and drugs from a home in Digby County.
On December 3, RCMP officers executed search warrants at a residence in the 1600 block of Hwy. 1 in Church Point and a residence in the 1400 block of Maza Rd. in Saulnierville in relation to an ongoing firearms and drugs investigation.
During the search, officers seized two rifles, a handgun, ammunition, cocaine, tusi (also known as pink cocaine), a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, a cell phone, and cash.
As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old man was arrested at an address on Water St. in Yarmouth.
Justin Charles MacLean, of Meteghan River, has been charged with:
- Careless Storage of a Firearm (three counts)
- Possession of Firearm without License (three counts)
- Possession of Restricted Weapon without License
- Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (three counts)
- Possession of Restricted Firearm with Ammunition without License
- Possession of Firearm while Prohibited (three counts)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine) (two counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
MacLean was released on conditions by the court and is due to return to Digby Provincial Court on January 22.
The investigation is ongoing.
Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the illegal sale of drugs, in their communities. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or using the P3 Tips app.