Charges have been laid against two people in connection with a drug bust that spanned four cities and turned up a loaded handgun, cocaine, and $100,000 cash.
Police from London and Hamilton searched two homes on Settlement Trail and Tanner Street in the city, as well as homes in Hamilton, Toronto, and Brampton as part of a joint investigation.
Officers seized 87.5 grams of cocaine, a loaded 9mm handgun, a 9mm handgun magazine, 71 rounds of ammunition, a ballistic vest, several digital weigh scales, drug packaging, a vacuum sealer, and $100,000 cash.
A 27-year-old London man and a 28-year-old Hamilton woman were arrested in Hamilton Thursday afternoon.
They are now charged with one count of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.
The man is also charged with possession of a loaded regulated firearm, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a licence, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order, and breach of probation.