Three handguns seized in firearms investigation
Posted Aug 3, 2021 06:42:59 PM.
A man is facing 29 weapons and drugs charges in an ongoing firearms investigation.
Halifax Regional Police say the Guns and Gangs Unit pulled one vehicle over and seized a second vehicle on Collins Grove.
They say three handguns were seized, along with ammunition and cocaine.
Marco Morrell Simmonds, 33, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of:
- Three counts of unsafe handling of a firearm
- Three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Three counts of carrying a concealed weapon
- Three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Three counts of possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized
- Three counts of unauthorized possession in a motor vehicle
- Three counts of possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of firearm where the serial number has been altered defaced or removed
- Six counts of possessions of firearms and ammunition contrary to a court order
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
Anyone with information about illegal firearms is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.
