Loaded 'ghost gun' seized during traffic stop, Delta police say
A man who police believe is connected to the Lower Mainland gang conflict has been charged with nine offences after officers in Delta say they found two loaded guns in his vehicle.
In a media release Wednesday, authorities say the weapons were discovered on Nov. 24 after an officer with the Delta Police Department pulled over a truck that was driving without any lights on around 4:20 a.m.
One of the officers, according to police, saw a gun "in plain view," which prompted the driver's arrest and a search of the vehicle that turned up a second weapon. Both guns were allegedly loaded.
"Of concern to the police is that one gun is a 'ghost gun.' A ghost gun is a firearm that is produced or partially produced through the manufacturing of some parts using machining and/or 3D printing, making the gun untraceable," the statement from police says.
The suspect, 39-year-old Baljit Singh Nijjar, remains in custody and is next due in court on Friday.
"Nijjar is known to the police and he is believed to be connected to the current B.C. gang conflict," the statement concludes.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
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.
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.
'Anything to win': Trudeau says as Poilievre defends meeting protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of welcoming 'the support of conspiracy theorists and extremists,' after the Conservative leader was photographed meeting with protesters, which his office has defended.
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.
Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
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.
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.
'My stomach dropped': Winnipeg man speaks out after being criminally harassed following single online date
A Winnipeg man said a single date gone wrong led to years of criminal harassment, false arrests, stress and depression.
Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests
The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island.