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Police have charged a man with weapons offences following a traffic stop last night in Dartmouth.
At approximately 5:25 p.m. members of the Guns and Gangs Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a traffic stop in the area of Pinecrest Drive and Primrose Street in Dartmouth.
During the course of the investigation, the driver of the vehicle was found to have a firearm and a quantity of drugs in their possession.
Jamal Jason Downey, 28, was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face the following charges:
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized
- Unauthorized possession in a motor vehicle
- Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of firearm where serial number has been altered defaced or removed
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking Cocaine
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