Abbotsford Police seize drugs, guns and cash from known offender during traffic stop Tuesday

ABBOTSFORD — Given the amount of times they patrol neighbourhoods and the faces they encounter, police just seem to know where the trouble spots are in town and the unsavoury individuals who traffic in crime.

During routine patrols Tuesday night (Apr. 11) around 7 p.m., Abbotsford Police caught up to a brown Jeep owned by a known offender who left what Sgt. Paul Walker called a “problem residence” near the 32000 block of Mt. Waddington Avenue. Police initiated a traffic stop a short time later.

Four occupants were present in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop, Sgt. Walker said. One of the occupants, a 34-year-old man, was arrested on outstanding warrants for possession of stolen property and driving offences. A second passenger, a 43-year-old man known to police, had two firearms in plain view at his feet. During a further search of the vehicle incident to his arrest, officers located another firearm, ammunition, drugs and cash.

Police are recommending a variety of firearms and drug charges in this case.