Courtesy RCMP

A 39-year-old man has been charged with seven offences in a drug trafficking investigation in Moncton.

Around 3:30 p.m. last Friday (August 12), Codiac RCMP intercepted a vehicle at the intersection of Assomption Boulevard and Vaughan Harvey Boulevard as part of the investigation.

A 39-year-old man was arrested without incident.

Shortly after, police executed a search warrant at a home on Savoie Drive and seized what is believed to be quantities of crystal meth, crack cocaine and fentanyl along with a loaded unsecured handgun and an unsecured rifle.

Police also seized items believed to be stolen, drug trafficking paraphernalia as well as money.

Man charged following drug and weapons seizure, https://t.co/NRtQ1EfIp5 #Moncton pic.twitter.com/E6aMR3WP7E

— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) August 17, 2022

Ryan Michael Shanks of Moncton, appeared in Moncton Provincial Court on Tuesday and is currently charged with:

• Two counts of unsafe storage of a firearm
• Two counts of Possession of property obtained by crime
• Unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl

He was released on conditions and is scheduled to return to court on September 6.