Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made one arrest after a warrant was executed in Leamington.
Members of the Essex County Community Street Unit, Emergency Response Unit, and officers from the Leamington detachment raided a home on Bowman Avenue on Wednesday.
The search uncovered ammunition and a sawed-off shotgun.
A 42-year-old Leamington man is charged with two counts of carelessly storing a weapon or ammunition, and one count each of unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm and possession of a firearm with ammunition.
The suspect has been released and will have a chance to respond to the charges in a Windsor court on January 8, 2025.
The investigation is ongoing.