A Prince George resident with an extensive criminal history is facing charges for weapons possession, and four others have been arrested following a police raid on Quince Street.
On the afternoon of May 18 members of the Prince George RCMP's Crime Reduction Team and Downtown Enforcement Team obtained and executed a search warrant on a residence in the 2200 block of Quince Street.
Police seized prohibited weapons, including a sawed-off shotgun and a sawed-off rifle, a rifle confirmed stolen out of Terrace and ammunition. A quantity of methamphetamine was also seized. Five people were arrested in the residence.
Several charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless use of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing it's possession is unauthorized, tampering with a serial number, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of a controlled substance, are being recommended to Provincial Crown Counsel against a 27-year-old male Prince George resident who is well known to police and has an extensive criminal history.
Anyone with information about illegal firearms is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477).
