Sheshatshiu RCMP seizes prohibited weapon, arrests man during traffic stop
A 36-year-old man was arrested by Sheshatshiu RCMP on Thursday night after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of a prohibited weapon. Samuel Blake was charged with four weapons-related charges including unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon.
Just before 10:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, Sheshatshiu RCMP officers patrolling Route 520 stopped a vehicle they suspected was being operated by a known prohibited driver. When officers approached, they observed a prohibited weapon in the vehicle, and the driver and passenger were taken into custody without incident.
Samuel Craig Blake, 36, was transported to the local detachment and charged with:
- Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon, device or ammunition
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon or restricted weapon,
- Unlawfully possessing a firearm, crossbow, prohibited/restricted weapon while under prohibition – two counts
The passenger was released by police without charge.
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