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Queens County RCMP executed a search warrant on November 15, after months of investigation into a break-and-enter that took place in August at a home Mooers Road in Milton.

The execution of the search warrant which took place at a home on M Smith Road in White Point saw a 27 year-old man and a 25 year-old woman get arrested.

Investigators recovered several stolen firearms, ammunition, and other stolen property.

The pair now both face charges of; Possession of a Weapon Obtained by the Commission of an Offence, Careless Storage of a Firearm, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm, and Possession of Stolen Property.

The man who was arrested is also facing some additional charges which include;

• Breaking and Entering to Steal a Firearm;
• Break, Enter and Commit;
• Unsafe Storage of a Firearm (3 counts);
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm Knowing Possession is Unauthorized;
• Possession of Weapon Obtained by the Commission of an Offence;
• Tampering with a Serial Number;
• Theft under $5,000;
• Mischief under $5,000;
• Failure to Comply with Conditions of an Undertaking (2 counts)

The woman who was arrested has since been released and will appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court at a later date, while the man was remanded into custody.