A 50-year-old man from Basswood Ridge has been charged following a traffic stop and a seizure of illegal firearms.

On December 7th, RCMP stopped a vehicle travelling on Highway 740 in Heathland.

Police arrested the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle.

Officers also seized two rifles, a loaded and prohibited handgun, and ammunition from the vehicle.

On December 8, the man appeared in Saint John Provincial Court, and was charged with:

– Three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm

– Unsafe storage of a firearm

– Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle

– Unauthorized possession of a loaded prohibited firearm

– Carrying a concealed weapon

– Failure to comply with a release order

– Driving with a suspended license