Weapons charges were laid to 3 people under the age of 24 after a search warrant was executed on an impounded vehicle in Trent Hills.
And a sawed off shotgun was also seized by Northumberland OPP.
Members from the Provincial Biker Enforcement Unit (BEU), in conjunction with the Northumberland OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), executed a search warrant on a vehicle in relation to illegal weapons associated to outlaw motorcycle gangs in the Municipality of Trent Hills.
On July 25th, a black Mazda four door sedan with three passengers, was stopped at a RIDE checkpoint on County Road 30 just south of Campbellford and as a result of that investigation the driver was arrested and charged, and the vehicle was impounded.
On the same date, the BEU and CSCU executed a search warrant on the impounded vehicle which resulted with investigators seizing a sawed off pump action shot gun and several rounds of ammunition.
21-year-old Issac Verheyen, 19-year-old Alyssa Forbes, both of Brighton, and 24-year-old Christopher Armstrong of Trent Hills have each been arrested and charged with Breach of firearms regulation for storing a firearm or restricted weapon, Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, Unauthorized possession of weapon, Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was prohibited or restricted weapon, Possession of prohibited or restricted firearms/ammunition.
Armstrong was additionally charged with 2 counts of Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order and Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm.
Each of the accused were released and are scheduled to appear in Cobourg court on November 18th.
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