
A 24-year-old Smiths Falls man is facing several charges after police seized a weapon during a break-in investigation.
The Lanark County OPP say they responded to a reported break-in in Mississippi Mills on Saturday night around 10 p.m.
A suspect vehicle was later located and stopped in Carleton Place, where officers discovered stolen property along with a prohibited firearm fitted with an over-capacity magazine.
Two men were arrested at the scene. One was later released without charges.
Eric Gough of Smiths Falls remains in custody facing multiple weapons and property-related offences.