A routine traffic stop led Pemberton police this week to a trove of suspected drugs, cash and weapons—including a fully loaded machine gun.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, Mounties observed a driver go through a red light at the corner of Portage Road and Highway 99, according to a release issued by the Pemberton RCMP.
After stopping the vehicle, officers learned the driver, a 36-year-old Surrey man, was under court conditions not to possess weapons, police said.
A subsequent search turned up several edged weapons, suspected illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia, cash and a loaded Sterling automatic submachine gun.
The vehicle and property have been seized and the driver was taken into custody. Police said the Surrey man would not be released before being brought before a judge.
RCMP continues to investigate and will be recommending several charges, the release went on.
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