Williams Lake  B.C.- A search warrant executed on a Mackenzie Avenue home in Williams Lake  has  resulted in the seizure of some weapons and a small amount of drugs. The search was part of a Combined Forces Special  Enforcement Unit  investigation in that community.  According to the  CFSEU, the residence has been the scene of  several  incidents, including a shooting.

With assistance from the RCMP’s North District Emergency Response Team and Williams Lake RCMP,  the search  resulted in the  seizure of:

• one .22 caliber rifle,

• one pellet pistol resembling a semi-automatic handgun,

• numerous items, such as clubs and socks with pennies in the toe, that could be used as impact weapons,

• numerous edged items, such as hatchets, machetes, and knives, and

• 223 grams of marijuana.

A 28 year old man and a 21 year old woman were arrested in the home, but  were later released without charges.

The investigation is continuing and no other people have been arrested.