Drugs and guns seized by London police in a raid at a Limberlost Rd. home, March 7, 2018. Photo courtesy of London police.Drugs and guns seized by London police in a raid at a Limberlost Rd. home, March 7, 2018. Photo courtesy of London police.
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Sawed-Off Shotgun Seized In Drug Bust

An 18-year-old London man is facing over half a dozen charges after a raid by police turned up a sawed-off shotgun and a variety of drugs, including crack cocaine and marijuana.

London police, along with RCMP and OPP officers, searched a home on Limberlost Rd. Wednesday. Officers turned up 393g of marijuana, 3.5g of crack cocaine, 80 alprazolam tablets, 8g of cocaine, 7g of shatter, a sawed-off shotgun, a replica firearm, and 146 rounds of ammunition.

Police arrested an 18-year-old London man. He is charged with several offences, including possession of a Schedule I and Schedule II substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a schedule IV substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a restricted weapon, and careless storage of a firearm.

The man appeared in London court in relation to the charged on Wednesday.

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