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Manitoba RCMP Roving Traffic Unit arrest four after firearms discovered in vehicle

Last Monday evening,  officers from the Manitoba RCMP Roving Traffic unit conducted a traffic stop on Highway 6 north of Grand Rapids.

An SUV with four occupants  was travelling southbound at a high rate of speed when it was pulled over.

The investigation led officers to search the vehicle where they located a Glock 27 hand gun, a .40 caliber hand gun, and a loaded Glock 9 mm magazine.

All occupants of the vehicle were arrested for Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon.

One occupant, a 17-year-old male was pending Weapons Trafficking charges and was remanded.

Dustin Thorsteinson, 37, Curtis Richard, 28, and Lucy Courchene, 18, all of Winnipeg were released for a later court date in Grand Rapids.

The investigation continues.

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