A massive seizure of guns and ammunition took place near Candle Lake following an assault in the area, Saskatchewan RCMP say.
On Aug. 10, both Nipawin and Smeaton RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon present outside a home in Candle Lake, Sask.
Officers arrived on the scene and arrested the 50-year-old suspect.
The man was released the following morning on an undertaking.
Later on Aug. 15, RCMP executed a search warrant on the suspect’s home.
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The search led to police seizing 23 firearms, a crossbow and approximately 100,000 rounds of ammunition.
The suspect was rearrested and taken into custody.
As a result of the operation – a 50-year-old Candle Lake man faces 16 charges including three counts of possessing prohibited firearms with readily accessible ammunition, one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of attempting to disarm a police officer.
The accused appeared in provincial court on these charges on Aug. 21.
