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60 charges laid after drugs, guns seized in Regina on weekend

Four people are facing 60 charges after a standoff involving the SWAT team and crisis negotiators on Saturday night in Regina.

Standoff on Dorothy Street involves SWAT, crisis negotiators

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Regina police have laid 60 charges after drugs, guns and stolen items were seized on Saturday night. (Tyler Pidlubny/CBC)

Four people are facing 60 chargesafter a standoff involving the SWAT team and crisis negotiators on Saturday night in Regina.

Police seized guns, drugs and stolen goods.

Officers converged on a garage on the 100 block of Dorothy Street on the west side of the city just before 10 at night.

Three men and a woman were arrested, and cocaine and crystal meth were seized.

So were two shotguns, two rifles, a handgun and large quantities of ammunition.

The charges include:

  • possession for the purpose of trafficking (methamphetamine and cocaine).
  • possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000 (stereo equipment).
  • possession of stolen property (shotgun and rifle).
  • careless use of a firearm and ammunition.
  • possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace.
  • unauthorized possession of a firearm.
  • tampering with serial number of firearm.
  • possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.

Two were in court this morning. The other two will appear later.