An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (Staff photo)
Police say five people are facing charges after they seized firearms and drugs from a home in Minto.
RCMP said they were called a report of an assault at a home on Northside Drive around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday.
“As part of the investigation into the complaint, a search warrant was executed at the residence,” said the RCMP in a news release Friday.
Police said they seized two firearms and quantities of what are believed to be methamphetamine, cocaine and cannabis, as well as drug paraphernalia.
Officers also seized a number of laptops, cell phones and tablets believed to have been stolen.
Five men, two women and a teenage girl were arrested at the home. Two women and one man were later released.
Quinten Bikaunieks, 24, of Fredericton appeared in court Thursday and was charged with assault, forcible confinement, and theft of a motor vehicle.
Bikaunieks was remanded into custody and has a bail hearing scheduled for Monday.
The remaining three men and teenage girl were released on promises to appear in court in March. They include a 29-year-old man from Minto, a 28-year-old man from Minto, a 25-year-old man from Fredericton, and a 17-year-old girl from Fredericton.
Firearms and drugs seized; charges laid , https://t.co/tRibK6C8Xt On December 11, 2019, at approximately 5:15 a.m., the #Minto RCMP received a complaint of an assault that had allegedly occurred at a home on Northside Drive in Minto.
— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) December 13, 2019
Follow
