VANCOUVER 鈥� The sa国际传媒 Border Services Agency says a man from Sicamous, sa国际传媒, is facing firearms and drug trafficking charges after officers intercepted a package addressed to him earlier this year.
They say in a news release that, on April 26, border officers at Vancouver International Airport seized three prohibited devices in a package.
The agency says the addressee had a lifetime firearms prohibition.
It says border officers and the RCMP executed search warrants on the man's vehicle and boat in June, seizing two firearms, a spring-loaded baton, a stun gun and "trafficking quantities of illegal drugs."
The border agency says the man was charged on Nov. 28 with nine offences, including possession of a restricted firearm and four counts of possession of drugs with the purpose of trafficking.
It says he will appear in court in Salmon Arm, sa国际传媒, on Jan. 7.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024.
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