A Moncton man is facing nine charges after Mounties seized a firearm and drugs.
RCMP say a man was arrested Tuesday (November 30) without incident in a parking lot near Mountain Road as part of an ongoing firearms investigation in Moncton.
Later in the day, officers and the police dog carried out a search warrant at an apartment on Dominion Street.
Items seized included a firearm, ammunition, a quantity of suspected cocaine and drug equipment.
On Wednesday, 34-year-old Edgar Manuel Gomez appeared in Moncton provincial court and was charged with the following offences:
- three counts of failing to comply with a condition of a release order
- possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- possession of a firearm when knowing the possession is unauthorized
- possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without a licence or registration
- unsafe storage of a firearm
- failure to comply with a probation order
Gomez is being held in custody and returns to court on Monday.
Anyone with information about illegal firearms or drug activity is asked to contact police or information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by downloading the secure P3 Mobile App, or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimenb.ca.
