Kimberley RCMP seized a loaded 38-caliber handgun on July 18.

Shortly after midnight police received a report of an intoxicated male on Jim Ogilvie Way. Police attended and arrested the male for being drunk in public and lodged him in cells as he was unable to care for himself.

While searching a back pack for ID and liquor, police located the loaded handgun. The male from Cranbrook was released on a Promise to Appear for court in September and police are recommending a number of firearms charges.

The gun is somewhat old, but police believe that it’s capable of firing. What the persons intent or reason for having the firearm is not known.

Cpl Chris Newel

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