3 arrested after police find improvised bomb, loaded shotgun in Nanaimo vehicle
Nanaimo RCMP say three people were arrested on Saturday after a slew of weapons was found inside their vehicle.
The arrests occurred near the intersection of Bowen Road and Meredith Road in the early hours of Jan. 22.
Mounties were on patrol when they spotted the vehicle, an older model Ford Focus, which did not have valid insurance.
Police approached the vehicle and found three people inside, as well as loaded firearms and an improvised explosive device.
Mounties say there was a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, an improvised 12-gauge "zip-gun" that was also loaded, a prohibited stun-gun flashlight – and other items, such as a stolen insurance decal, drugs, and several hundred dollars in cash in the vehicle.
Police say the explosive was brought to a nearby field, under recommendation by the RCMP explosives disposal unit (EDU), until the EDU could arrive and safely destroy it.
Two people from Nanaimo, a 23-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, were arrested at the scene as well as a 31-year-old man from Vernon, B.C.
The investigation is ongoing and police are still reviewing potential charges.
"This is an excellent example of General Duty Officers in Nanaimo conducting a thorough investigation of a suspicious vehicle that went from a straight forward charge under the Motor Vehicle Act charge for no insurance, to apprehending three persons and getting several extremely dangerous weapons off the streets," said Const. Gary O'Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP in a release Wednesday.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.