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Nova Scotia RCMP has charged two men with firearms offences in relation to an ongoing federal investigation into organized crime and drugs in the province.
On Dec. 9, Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious Organized Crime and Emergency Response Team (ERT) attempted to stop a car on highway 102 near Dunbrack St. Police pursued the car for two minutes before police forced it off the road. The driver and passenger were arrested at the scene.
During the chase, the car s occupants threw a loaded handgun out of the car window which was recovered and seized by police. Following the arrests, police searched the car and located a significant quantity of drugs believed to be cocaine.