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By James Peters

Gun Seizure

Kamloops arrest leads to gun seizure near Nelson

Feb 8, 2021 | 2:26 PM

KAMLOOPS — A gun seizure executed near Nelson last week had its origins with a Kamloops RCMP investigation.

In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says a Kamloops man arrested in November was in possession of a gun in violation of release conditions.

The local detachment’s Targeted Enforcement Unit (TEU) employed the assistance of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team. They found the gun had been purchased a short time earlier by a former Kamloops resident now living near Nelson.

RCMP in Nelson obtained a warrant and searched the suspect’s home last Thursday (Feb. 4), finding three more guns, all loaded and in the open.

The suspect was not home at the time, and Evelyn says the investigation will continue.

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