The Dauphin RCMP have arrested 2 wanted men and seized firearms, drugs, and cash.
Yesterday at 10:25 pm, an RCMP officer observed a vehicle known to be associated with two males who were wanted in relation to a recent shooting in Brandon, driving on Main Street South in Dauphin.
The Officer approached the vehicle when it stopped at a gas station. The Driver was arrested as he left the gas station, and the passenger attempted to get into the driver's side and flee.
Luckily, reinforcements arrived and boxed in the vehicle before it could leave, and the second suspect was arrested as well.
A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of two firearms, ammunition, cash, weapons, and approximately 250 grams of suspected cocaine.
Tyler Guiboche, 34, and Joshua Chartrand, 27, both from Dauphin, have been charged with numerous drug and firearms charges, including Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Firearm with a Tampered Serial Number x2, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Weapons Possession Contrary to Order.
Both individuals were remanded into custody and the Dauphin RCMP continues their investigation.
