Five arrested on firearms charges in North Preston

A Halifax Regional Police emblem. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Posted Oct 13, 2023 03:46:19 PM.

Last Updated Oct 13, 2023 04:13:35 PM.

Regional police and the RCMP have announced several charges laid against five people after a firearms investigation.

Police said on Thursday at about 3:40 a.m., officers executed a search warrant on Clarence St. in North Preston.

Five people were taken into custody on charges including careless use of a firearm, possession of a prohibited weapon and laundering proceeds of crime.

Three people appeared in a Dartmouth courtroom later on Thursday and have been remanded into custody. Two others who were arrested were later released and will be in court next month.

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