Posted on Friday November 29, 2024
York Regional Police has seized a loaded gun, a quantity of drugs and laid multiple charges following a sobriety check in the City of Markham.
On Thursday, November 28, 2024, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers were conducting Festive Season R.I.D.E enforcement in the area of Kennedy Road and Highway 407. A vehicle was stopped with one male occupant and cannabis was observed readily available to the driver. As a result, a search was conducted and a firearm was found in the vehicle. Officers further located a quantity of pills believed to be a controlled substance and several bags that contained a substance believed to Cocaine.
Charged: - Wayne HOLUNG, 33,
of the City of Markham
| Charges: - Possession of a Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
- Possession of a Firearm Without a License
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Serial Number has been Tampered With
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Cocaine
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Other Schedule I
- Drive Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available
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Anyone with information about this matter is asked to call the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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Prepared by: Constable James Dickson
24-377968
November 29, 2024
