Edmonton man facing 11 charges after guns, drugs found in car during traffic stop
Posted May 7, 2024 6:03 pm.
Alberta RCMP has charged a 45-year-old man from Edmonton with 11 charges following a traffic violation along Highway 16 in March.
Mounties say around 3:30 p.m., on March 11, Alberta Sheriffs initiated a traffic stop along Highway 16 near Highway 60.
During the stop, officers noticed several weapons, including a gun, and drug paraphernalia.
The driver, a 45-year-old man was taken into custody, and Parkland RCMP was called in to assist with the investigation.
RCMP conducted a search of the vehicle, found and seized the following items:
- A loaded shotgun;
- Two unloaded shotguns;
- One loaded handgun;
- A prohibited over capacity magazine;
- Ammunition;
- Hard body armour;
- Multiple knives and a machetes;
- Brass knuckles;
- 165g of methamphetamine;
- 92g of cocaine;
- 3.6g of fentanyl;
- A quantity of prescription and illicit tablets;
- And $700 in cash.
Police have since charged 45-year-old Markus Busch with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, process of a crime, and various firearm-related charges.
Mounties also note Busch was on a 10-year firearms and ammunition prohibition.
He is expected to appear in court in Stony Plain on May 8.
