Nova Scotia RCMP Say the Southwest Nova Street Crime Enforcement Unit Made a Targeted Traffic Stop on Kissing Bridge Road in Lunenburg County on October 14 and Arrested the Driver, and That Officers Then Searched a Back Centre Road Residence and Seized Drugs, Cash, a Firearm, Replica Firearms and Forged Vehicle Inspection Stickers (October 26, 2026)
The Nova Scotia RCMP says the Southwest Nova Street Crime Enforcement Unit made a targeted traffic stop on Kissing Bridge Road in Lunenburg County on October 14, as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, and arrested the driver, who was the vehicle’s only occupant. The force says that after the arrest, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Back Centre Road, where they seized quantities of several drugs, cash and items the release says support drug trafficking charges, along with a firearm that was not stored safely, replica firearms and forged vehicle inspection stickers. The force published these details on October 26, twelve days after the stop, and says a 36-year-old Lunenburg County man was released on conditions pending a future court appearance and will face charges related to firearms, property crime offences and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Legal status: Arrested and released on conditions pending a future court appearance. The Nova Scotia RCMP says the man will face charges; nothing has been tested in court, and he is presumed innocent.
The Traffic Stop and the Search
According to the release, the traffic stop came first. The force says the Southwest Nova Street Crime Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle on Kissing Bridge Road in Lunenburg County on October 14, that the stop was targeted and formed part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, and that officers arrested the driver, who was alone in the vehicle.
The search came after that. The release says that after the arrest, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Back Centre Road, and that the items seized include a firearm that was not stored safely, replica firearms and forged vehicle inspection stickers.
The Man Arrested and the Charges to Come
The Nova Scotia RCMP describes the person arrested as a 36-year-old Lunenburg County man. The force says he was later released on conditions pending a future court appearance, and that he will face charges related to firearms, property crime offences and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
The Seizure and What Has Not Been Released
- Seized at the residence: quantities of several drugs; cash; items the release says support drug trafficking charges; a firearm that was not stored safely; replica firearms; forged vehicle inspection stickers
- The drugs: the Nova Scotia RCMP does not say which substances were seized or how much of each, or how much cash
- The residence: the release does not say who lives at the Back Centre Road address
- The accused: he has not been named
- The charges: the release names three areas of law but lists no individual count and gives no date for the court appearance
Timeline
- October 14, 2026The Southwest Nova Street Crime Enforcement Unit makes a targeted traffic stop on Kissing Bridge Road in Lunenburg County and arrests the driver, the vehicle’s only occupant.
- After the arrestOfficers execute a search warrant at a residence on Back Centre Road and seize drugs, cash, a firearm, replica firearms and forged vehicle inspection stickers.
- LaterPolice release the 36-year-old Lunenburg County man on conditions pending a future court appearance.
- October 26, 2026The Nova Scotia RCMP publishes the release, under file 2026-1375924.
Made the targeted traffic stop and arrested the driver. The release says the unit includes officers from the RCMP, the Bridgewater Police Service and the Kentville Police Service
General duty and general investigation section officers assisted
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Sources
- Nova Scotia RCMP, “RCMP seizes drugs, firearm, forged documents in search warrant execution,” October 26, 2026 — for the traffic stop, the search and the arrest — rcmp.ca
The man is presumed innocent, and nothing in this file has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Nova Scotia RCMP, as published in its October 26 news release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
