In the latest incident involving a firearm in London, police have seized a loaded handgun.
According to the London Police Service, members of its recently created Crime Gun Task Force and members of its Emergency Response Unit stopped a vehicle on Deveron Crescent near Commissioners Road East on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation.
The driver and passenger were taken into custody and police seized a loaded 9mm handgun.
A 28-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, both of London, are each charged with possession of a prohibited weapon with no authority, occupying a vehicle with a firearm, possession of a loaded unregulated firearm, possession of a restricted firearm without a licence, unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, and careless storage of a firearm.
The 28-year-old is also charged with possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident, or who has information in relation to illegal firearm activity on our streets is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.