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HALIFAX, N.S. — Police have charged nine people with drug trafficking and firearms offences after a search in Halifax on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Just after ...

Vincent Cain, 24, Christopher John Clayton, 52, George Allen Clayton, 57, Troy Edward William Clayton, 56, Tyshaun Crawley, 20, Brittany Jessica Green, 33, Rebecca Elizabeth Moir, 38, Vincent Leroy Ross, 53, and Emanuel Sparks, 19, were all scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Wednesday.

They face charges including five counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking, three counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and two counts each of possession of firearm/prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition possession of a firearm without a license storing a firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

They are also charged with possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or ammunition without a license, possession of a prohibited weapon and tampering with the serial number of a firearm. Moir and Clayton face additional charges of possessing firearms contrary to a court order, while Clayton faces seven counts of the same charge.

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