A man is facing 29 offences after police seized guns and drugs from a vehicle in Dartmouth over the weekend.
Investigators with the Guns and Gangs Unit pulled the car over on Collins Grove as part of an ongoing firearms investigation, and seized a second vehicle.
They found three handguns, ammunition, and cocaine.
Police have charged Marco Morrell Simmonds, 33, with 29 weapons and drug offences in relation to an ongoing firearms investigation in Dartmouth this weekend. https://t.co/issxresi0x pic.twitter.com/zP3GVldmZZ
— Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) August 3, 2021
A 33-year-old man was arrested without incident.
Marco Morrell Simmonds is facing the following charges:
• Unsafe handling of a firearm (x3)
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (x3)
• Carrying a concealed weapon (x3)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x3)
• Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized (x3)
• Unauthorized possession in a motor vehicle (x3)
• Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition (x3)
• Possession of firearm where serial number has been altered defaced or removed
• Possessions of firearms and ammunition contrary to a court order (x6)
• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
He was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Tuesday.
Police ask anyone with information to call them at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers.
