Durham Police officers arrested a male driver after a traffic stop in Ajax yielded a handgun over the weekend.
On Saturday, June 11 at about 10:20 am, members of West Division received information that an armed driver was observed by a citizen after a brief altercation.
Officers located the rental vehicle, a 2022 GMC Canyon and conducted a traffic stop near Westney Road and Highway 401. Police arrested the driver and seized a loaded handgun and fentanyl, said a police statement..
The suspect from Ajax was charged. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
He was held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact D/Cst. Suthers of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2542.
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