MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM — The Moose Jaw Police Service has charged two men with various offences related to possessing firearms, drugs and cigarettes after searching a Duffield Crescent home.
Around 3 p.m. on Oct. 11, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on the 1100 block of Duffield Crescent. This was the result of an investigation by the MJPS in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance into the illegal possession and trafficking of contraband cigarettes.
From the search, police located and seized 110,000 cigarettes, six firearms, over $52,000 in currency and a small amount of cocaine.
Police charged David Gillis, 46, with unauthorized possession of a firearm, breach of firearms prohibition order, the unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, possession of cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking unstamped tobacco and possession of unstamped tobacco under the Tobacco Tax Act.
Officers also charged Byron Glover, 55, with possession for the purpose of trafficking unstamped tobacco and possession of unstamped tobacco under the Tobacco Tax Act.
Glover has been released and will make his first appearance in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Dec. 18, while Gillis has also been released and will make his first court appearance on Jan. 15, 2024.
“Crimes like this can put these substances into the hands of young people, defraud governments of tax dollars, and support organized crime,” the police said.
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