Man facing weapons trafficking charges after being pulled over near Halifax
Posted Sep 4, 2025 10:10:08 AM.
Last Updated Sep 4, 2025 12:05:38 PM.
The RCMP says a man from New Brunswick is facing a long list of charges after a traffic stop in Enfield
According to police, an officer pulled over an Audi A5 on Highway 102 on the evening of Aug. 29 because it had a tinted passenger window, which is illegal in Nova Scotia.
“The RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop, smelled marijuana and conducted a search of the vehicle and the driver,” police wrote in a media release. “The search resulted in the seizure of cannabis, a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of cash.”
Police say Robert Victor Fraser, 32, of Saint John, N.B. is now facing several charges including:
- Unauthorized possession of firearm (two counts)
- Occupant of a motor vehicle in which there is a firearm, prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possess a firearm knowing that the serial number on it has been altered
- Possess firearm while prohibited (two counts)
- Possession of firearm knowing possession is unauthorized (two counts)
- Possession of a weapon or device knowing its possession is unauthorized (two counts)
- Weapons trafficking
- Laundering proceeds of crime
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
He appeared in Dartmouth court on Tuesday and is being held in custody with another court date set for later this month.
