A man and a woman have been arrested after a loaded handgun and drugs were seized during a RIDE traffic stop in Vaughan Thursday.
Officers were conducting RIDE spot checks at Highway 400 and Steeles Avenue West Thursday, April 13 at about 2:10 a.m., when marijuana was observed in a red Honda Civic, York Regional Police said in a news release.
A loaded handgun, loaded magazine and drugs were found when the vehicle was searched, police said.
A driver and passenger were arrested.
Ziddan Patterson, 24, of Toronto and Carmen Munoz Canas, 24, of no fixed address, have been charged with a combined 15 offences, police said, including:
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition;
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized;
• Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available;
• Possession for the purpose – cocaine;
• Obstruct peace officer and drive motor vehicle – no licence.
"York Regional Police remains committed to getting illegal guns off our streets and keeping our community safe," police said.
Anyone with information on illegal guns is urged to contact police at 1-866-876-5423 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online
