Alberta RCMP seize guns, 600 rounds of ammunition from suspicious vehicle

Alberta RCMP seize guns, 600 rounds of ammunition from suspicious vehicle

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Items seized by Nanton RCMP after a suspicious vehicle was seized leaving the town on Feb. 18, 2025. (RCMP handout)
Alberta RCMP say two guns and 600 rounds of ammunition were among the items seized after a suspicious vehicle was stopped while leaving Nanton last month.

Mounties responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle travelling east on Highway 533 on Feb. 18.

After stopping the vehicle, RCMP determined the driver – who was known to police – was not permitted to drive a car, and was in a vehicle that wasn't registered or insured.


As the officer approached the vehicle, "a firearm was observed in plain view," RCMP said in a Monday news release.

A search of the driver and the vehicle led to the seizure of the following:

More than 18 grams of methamphetamine;
A .22 caliber rifle;
A Winchester 11;
A large quantity of stripped copper wire;
A restricted empty rifle magazine; and
approximately 600 rounds of ammunition.
RCMP say some of the items recovered have been linked to a break-and-enter in the Claresholm area.

A 28-year-old Claresholm man is now charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, among other offences.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on March 26.

The town of Nanton is located roughly 65 kilometres south of Calgary.
Source@ RCMP

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