Meteghan RCMP charges man with firearm and drug offences following search warrant execution
Meteghan RCMP Detachment has charged a man with several offences after executing a search warrant in Bangor.
On January 15, Meteghan RCMP, assisted by Digby RCMP, the Yarmouth Town RCMP General Investigative Section, and RCMP Police Dog Services, executed a search warrant at a home on Maza Rd. At the residence, officers safely arrested a man and a woman and seized a loaded semi-automatic handgun, a balisong, methamphetamine, hashish, and illicit cannabis.Donald William Maillet, 65, of Bangor, has been charged with:
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
- Possession of Prohibited Weapon with Ammunition without Licence
- Possession of a Firearm when Knowing Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of Firearm with Tampered Serial Number
- Unsafe Storage of a Firearm
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Illicit Cannabis
Maillet was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court on April 13.
The woman was released without charge.
