A man who ran out of gas on Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario is facing charges after police seized cocaine and a loaded handgun.
Provincial police say an officer responded to a report of a man walking on the highway median in the London, Ont., area last Wednesday.
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They say the officer didn’t initially see the pedestrian but located a car that appeared to be broken down in the vicinity.
The officer later saw a man carrying a gasoline container cross six lanes of traffic and walk toward the vehicle.
OPP say the officer seized a loaded semi-automatic handgun and cocaine.
A London man, 24, faces a string of charges including five weapons-related counts, cocaine possession and walking on a controlled-access highway.
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