A search warrant at an East Street apartment building has led to numerous drug and weapon charges for a 25-year-old.
On July 12, around 8:40 p.m., detectives with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service executed the search warrant in the 0-100 block of East Street.
The accused was inside and, which searching, police found approximately 16 grams of suspected cocaine, packaging materials, a digital scale, a loaded sawed-off rifle with the serial number tampered, ammunition, and $105 in Canadian cash.
The estimated street value of drugs seized is approximately $1,693.
As a result, Brandon Labbe has been charged with:
- possession of schedule I substance for purpose of trafficking
- unauthorized possession of firearm
- knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- careless storage of firearm
- possession of restricted firearm with ammunition
- careless storage of ammunition
- possession of firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with
- possession of property obtained by crime
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.