LOWER SACKVILLE: A man who reportedly once called the Fall River area home has had further charges brought against him after two more search warrants were executed in relation to a drug and weapons-offence investigation.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with Halifax District RCMP, said that the force’s Community Action Response Team (CART) has executed two additional search warrants in relation to a drug trafficking and weapons investigation in Lower Sackville.
On January 5, RCMP CART, assisted by the RCMP Street Crime Unit and Halifax District RCMP general duty officers, executed a search warrant.
Two vehicles were seized and a 56-year-old Lower Sackville man, whose drug trafficking activities were targeting unhoused people in the Lower Sackville area, was arrested.
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Cpl. Tremblay said as the investigation continued, on January 8, RCMP officers executed a search warrant at a storage locker on Glendale Ave. in Lower Sackville; the storage locker was being rented by the man.
“During the search, RCMP officers located and seized a shotgun, 1.2 kg of cannabis pre-packaged for distribution and stolen power tools,” said Cpl. Tremblay.
That same day, a second search warrant was executed on the man’s camper that was seized and initially searched on January 5, after RCMP officers learned of a hidden storage compartment.
No additional items were seized.
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Frank George Duffy, 56, faces additional charges, including:
- Careless Storage of a Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Firearm Contrary to a Prohibition Order
Duffy, who was remanded into custody on January 5, will return to Dartmouth Provincial Court on January 17.
Cpl. Tremblay said the investigation remains ongoing.
File #: 23-154035, 24-2108
