Police seize gun, cocaine from Hamilton Mountain residence

Hamilton Police say officers from the Gangs and Weapons Unit seized a loaded 9mm Ruger handgun, illicit drugs, and an undisclosed amount of cash at a mountain area residence Friday (Nov. 27).

Officers were conducting surveillance at a property in the area of Stone Church Rd. E and Upper Wentworth St.

“Investigators had received a judicial authorization to search that property and a vehicle associated with it,” said Hamilton Police Service (HPS).

“At that time, the suspect was observed exiting the residence and placing a satchel in the vehicle. Officers approached the male and arrested him without incident. The warrant to search the vehicle and property was subsequently executed.”

Police seized a loaded 9mm Ruger handgun, powered and crack cocaine, and an undisclosed amount of cash

Malik Lutu, a 24-year-old from Hamilton, was taken into police custody.

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He was charged with:

• Unauthorized possession
• Occupant of a motor vehicle with a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a loaded restricted firearm
• Carry concealed firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm knowing the possession is unauthorized
• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• Proceeds of crime under $5000.00