Multiple guns seized from traffic stop on Highway 417

A 48-year-old man from Scarborough faces multiple charges.

Published Jan 14, 2025 • Last updated Jan 15, 2025 • 1 minute read

Ontario Provincial Police. POSTMEDIA / FILE PHOTOA 48-year-old man from Scarborough, Ont., is facing multiple charges after police found three handguns in a vehicle that was stopped on Highway 417 in Ottawa.

The Ontario Provincial Police said officers from the Ottawa detachment pulled over the vehicle in the city’s west end just before 2 p.m. on Thursday. They then found the three weapons, plus ammunition.

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The driver of the vehicle, Lance Rowe, was charged with: six counts of possession of firearm or ammunition while prohibited; two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm; three counts of knowledge or unauthorized possession of a firearm; two counts of possession of loaded firearms; three counts of possession of a prohibited device or ammunition; carrying firearms or weapons in a careless manner; and four counts of failure to comply with a release order.

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing, an OPP media release said.

A traffic stop Jan. 14, 2025, on Highway 417 in the west end of Ottawa led officers to locate three handguns, including two that were loaded. Photo by Ontario Provincial Police /HandoutOur website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark our homepage and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed.

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