Police seized several prohibited firearms and other weapons after executing search warrants on locations in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge on Wednesday morning.
One Maple Ridge man was arrested in the raids by the Coquitlam RCMP, along with the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team, the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Explosives Disposal Unit, but charges have not yet been laid.
Police seized guns as well as a hand grenade, a conducted energy weapon (Taser), thousands of rounds of ammunition, multiple sets of body armour and a small amount of drugs.
"Any time we can work with a team like this to get weapons, ammunition and drugs off the streets it has an immediate positive impact on community safety," said Coquitlam RCMP Supt. Claude Wilcott in a release. "We're very grateful to be able to draw on the skills and expertise of units like LMD ERT, NWEST and EDU. These types of integrated regional police services are a huge benefit to us and the citizens we serve."
Police are not releasing any further details on the active investigation.
