London police say they seized a number of illicit drugs and firearms during a search of home in the city's east end.
On Friday, officers with the Guns and Gangs section, K9 Unit and Emergency Response Unit executed a warrant at a home on Salisbury Street.
According to police, the probe turned up various drugs, guns and firearm-related items including:
• A double barrel shotgun • A sawed-off shotgun • A .22 calibre semi-automatic rifle • Two magazines • 30 rounds of 12 gauge shotgun shells • 8 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition • 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition • 49.2 grams of suspected fentanyl, value $9,800 • 36 grams of suspected methamphetamine, value $3,168 • 88 dilaudid 8 mg tablets, value $1,760 • 65 suspected fentanyl tablets, value $2,600 • 41 hydromorphone tablets, value $90 • 30 dilaudid 4 mg tablets, value $80 • 8 suspected MDMA tablets, value $160 • 1 gram of suspected cocaine, value $100 • 1 gram of suspected crack cocaine, value $100 • Approximately $5,000 in Canadian Currency
As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old London man faces over 15 charges including possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, careless storage of a firearm, careless storage of ammunition, possession of a firearm without holding a licence, possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order, and breach of probation.
The man is scheduled to make a court appearance sometime on Friday to respond to the charges.
