Members of a new RCMP Traffic Services team that arrested a prohibited driver last Friday morning on Highway 1 in Coquitlam also discovered several weapons in the vehicle.
Officers with the Prolific Prohibited Driver Team were notified by the automated licence plate reader on the Port Mann Bridge that the primary operator of a passing vehicle was prohibited from driving.
When the driver was pulled over and arrested for prohibited driving, officers discovered in the car a butterfly knife, which is a prohibited weapon, as well as a handgun and other edged weapons as well as an inert grenade.
“We are cracking down on prohibited drivers because we believe they’re a danger every time they’re in control of a vehicle,” said Insp. Mark Baxter, head of the Lower Mainland District Enhanced Traffic Services Programs, in a release.
Police will be submitted a report to Crown counsel for consideration of a variety of driving, weapons and firearms charges.
