WINNIPEG, MB – Police respond to a call to check the wellbeing of residents in a home. That call lead police to obtain a warrant and then the arrest of a 34-year-old Winnipeg man.
With the help of the Tactical Unit, police went to the home, located in the 100 block of Baylor Avenue, and two people were taken into custody. Police later obtained and executed a search warrant for the home that turned up several items that have been seized including the following:
- A loaded sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun.
- Multiple rounds of assorted ammunition.
- 4 ounces of powder cocaine (estimated street value of $11,200).
- Packaging materials.
- A digital scale.
- Items contaminated with a substance believed to be methamphetamine.
Police said, Lewis Jordan Starr, a 34-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Prohibited Ammunition Knowing its Poss is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing its Poss is Unauthorized
- Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
- Possession of Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order (x3)
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
And a 25-year-old female of Winnipeg has been charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon (x2)
- Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
- Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Kevin Klein, Manitoba Post
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