2 people charged after caught driving around with loaded gun

A man and a teenage boy are facing a number of gun-related charges after Regina police pulled over a vehicle as part of an investigation Friday morning.

Around 5:35 a.m., a police dog noticed a vehicle driving in a suspicious manner in the 1600 block of Toronto Street. Officers eventually pulled it over around 8th Avenue and Rose Street.

When police searched the vehicle, they discovered a loaded gun, ammunition and a small quantity of methamphetamine.

The two people inside the vehicle — a 36-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy — were then taken into custody.

Both suspects are now facing an array of gun-related charges — including possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to public peace and  possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition.

The 36-year-old also faces one count of possession of a scheduled substance for being found with methamphetamine.

Both suspects appeared in court Friday afternoon.

Police are still investigating if these suspects are related to an “assault with a weapon,” a short distance away earlier in the morning.

The investigation is ongoing.