Charges have been laid following the arrest of Matthew Barker at a Winnipeg location on May 6.
Barker was wanted by RCMP in Nipawin, Tisdale, Hudson Bay, and Swan River, MB.
He was wanted on charges of dangerous operation of a conveyance, failure to stop while being pursued by a police officer and trafficking stolen property.
Officers located approximately 27 grams of methamphetamine in his possession along with a weapon and drug-related paraphernalia and following a search of a hotel room used by Barker also located several loaded handguns.
Matthew Barker was remanded into custody for a court appearance scheduled May 9, in Winnipeg on the following charges;
- Two charges of unsafe storage of a firearm;
- Two charges possession of a restricted firearm without license/ registration;
- Two charges possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized;
- Carrying concealed weapon;
- Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine);
- Five charges of fail to comply with release order condition.
RCMP continue to investigate.
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