Gun, cocaine, fentanyl found in car speeding through Oakville
Published November 18, 2024 at 4:12 pm
Police in Halton Region say a driver speeding through Oakville near the Ford Assembly Plant was caught with a loaded gun and drugs,
According to reports, officers spotted a car racing along Royal Windsor Drive around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 16. near the car plant, just west of Ford Drive.
The vehicle was pulled over and during their investigation, the officers found a loaded semi-automatic firearm and drugs including cocaine and fentanyl in the car.
Subsequently, a man was arrested and is facing the following charges:
- Dangerous operation of a vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Knowledge of an unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Careless use of firearm, weapon, ammunition
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
- Two counts of possession of a firearm, ammunition contrary to a prohibition order
- Failing to comply with the conditions of a release order
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
The person charged is Dejaun Gibbs, 27, of Toronto.
