Drugs, firearms, ammunition seized from east London home

London police say they seized a number of illicit drugs and firearms during a search of home in the city’s east end.

On Friday, officers with the Guns and Gangs section, K9 Unit and Emergency Response Unit executed a warrant at a home on Salisbury Street.

According to police, the probe turned up various drugs, guns and firearm-related items including:

• A double barrel shotgun
• A sawed-off shotgun
• A .22 calibre semi-automatic rifle
• Two magazines
• 30 rounds of 12 gauge shotgun shells
• 8 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition
• 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition
• 49.2 grams of suspected fentanyl, value $9,800
• 36 grams of suspected methamphetamine, value $3,168
• 88 dilaudid 8 mg tablets, value $1,760
• 65 suspected fentanyl tablets, value $2,600
• 41 hydromorphone tablets, value $90
• 30 dilaudid 4 mg tablets, value $80
• 8 suspected MDMA tablets, value $160
• 1 gram of suspected cocaine, value $100
• 1 gram of suspected crack cocaine, value $100
• Approximately $5,000 in Canadian Currency

As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old London man faces over 15 charges including possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, careless storage of ammunition, possession of a firearm without holding a licence, possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order, and breach of probation.

The man is scheduled to make a court appearance sometime on Friday to respond to the charges.


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