Posted Feb 27, 2026 01:16:19 PM.
Last Updated Feb 27, 2026 01:16:28 PM.
During a morning traffic stop west of downtown Ottawa, police stopped a vehicle that led to the arrest of a man and a youth.
It happened Feb. 23 around 10:56 a.m., after officers were doing a proactive patrol after members of the community raised concerns about safety in the area of LeBreton Flats. There was a traffic stop set up on both Booth and Rochester streets. The stop resulted in two people arrested after a loaded gun and quantities of fentanyl, hydromorphone and oxycodone were found.
Police towed the vehicle and charged the two with various offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Criminal Code of Canada.
The youth is facing two additional charges of possession of a prohibited firearm contrary to the Criminal Code.
People are being encouraged by police to report suspicious activity in their neighbourhood.