A youth from Toronto is facing several charges after an east Hamilton traffic stop turned up a large quantity of drugs and a starter pistol in a vehicle.
Hamilton police they pulled over the car near Queenston and Nash roads around 4 p.m. Thursday and discovered it was registered to a Guelph woman but driven by a man in his 50s with a 17-year-old passenger.
Officers say the teen gave them multiple alias identities when they asked for his name.
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He would later be confirmed as an individual banned from Hamilton with conditions only allowing him in the city to attend court appearances.
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A search of the car uncovered about 12 grams of fentanyl, four and a half grams of cocaine, just over $1,000 in cash and a broken revolver starter pistol.
The youth is facing five charges including possession of a controlled substance and obstructing a police officer.
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