Durham police say five people are facing charges after officers discovered loaded firearms, drugs, and cash during a traffic stop in Whitby.
According to police, members of Central West Division were conducting proactive patrols around 4 am on Saturday, July 26, in the area of Thickson Road South and Consumers Drive when they noticed a suspicious vehicle and pulled it over.
While speaking with the occupants, officers detected a strong smell of cannabis and proceeded to search the vehicle and those inside. The search resulted in the seizure of two loaded firearms, ammunition, a quantity of drugs, and a large amount of cash.
An 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, both from Oshawa, as well as, an 18-year-old male, a 17-year-old male and another 17-year-old male from Pickering were all charged and held for bail hearings. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Arafat of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2943.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.