Three men from Brampton and Mississauga are facing over a dozen charges after police found cocaine, opioids and two firearms during a traffic stop on Highway 401 in Chatham.
The Ontario Provincial Police said the vehicle was stopped on Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of the highway at around 3:45 p.m.
After the drugs and guns were found during a search of the vehicle, 20-year-old Kashawn Brown-Lake of Brampton, 21-year-old Oshane Davis-Forbes of Mississauga and 21-year-old De-Andre Williams-Bonner of Mississauga were arrested.
The three men are all facing the following charges:
- Two counts of possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Two counts of carrying a concealed weapon
- Two counts of being an occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm present
- Two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Two counts of transporting a firearm in a careless manner
- Two counts of possession of a firearm knowing the serial number had been tampered with
- Possession of a Schedule I substance (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule I substance (opioids other than heroin) for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking