Winnipeg, Manitoba — A proactive traffic stop in Winnipeg’s West End led to the seizure of two firearms and the arrest of two men Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Winnipeg Police Service, officers from the Traffic Division were conducting patrols shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, when they observed a taxicab traveling westbound on Logan Avenue.
Police say a rear passenger in the taxi was allegedly leaning outside the window, not wearing a seatbelt, and yelling at a pedestrian standing at a nearby bus stop. Officers conducted a traffic stop to investigate.
During the stop, officers reportedly located two firearms: a .22-calibre handgun on one man and a sawed-off shotgun on another passenger.
Both men were taken into custody without incident, and the firearms were seized, police said.
Andrew Shayne GUINTO, 36, has allegedly been charged with several offenses, including:
- Use of a firearm during commission of an indictable offense
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Carrying a concealed weapon or prohibited device
- Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm contrary to a prohibition order
- Possession of an identity document
- Two outstanding warrants related to parole or statutory release conditions
Police also charged Charles Roger KNOTT, 32, with several firearm-related offenses, including:
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Carrying a concealed weapon or prohibited device
- Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm contrary to a prohibition order
- Tampering with the serial number of a firearm
- Failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking
Both men remain detained in custody, according to police.
The incident highlights ongoing enforcement targeting illegal weapons during routine traffic stops in Winnipeg neighborhoods. Such enforcement can affect transit routes and daily commutes along busy corridors like Logan Avenue, which many students and workers rely on.
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