York Regional Police charge Barrie woman with alleged guns and drugs stash
A Barrie woman was charged with various weapons and drug offences Friday.
York Regional Police’s Guns, Gangs, and Drug Enforcement Unit laid 23 charges against the 33-year-old woman after a search of the white pickup truck she was sleeping in allegedly revealed a cache of guns and illegal drugs.
Police say an inventory of the truck turned up two loaded Glock handguns converted to fully automatic status, two high-capacity magazines, a third auto-switch that allows a semi-automatic firearm to be converted to a fully automatic, and a large quantity of cash.
Police also uncovered about 80 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 185 grams of fentanyl.
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Search warrants were executed, and police say an additional controlled prescription medication held for the purpose of trafficking was found, as was approximately 28 grams of cocaine.
- Police charged the Barrie woman with the following:
- Possession of a loaded firearm x 2
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm x 2
- Possession of a prohibited device x 3
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking – various controlled substances
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
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