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RCMP charges man with multiple firearms offences after traffic stop

September 4, 2025 - Enfield, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP

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RCMP Southeast Traffic Services has charged a man with multiple firearms offences after a traffic stop in Enfield.

On August 29, at approximately 7:21 p.m., an RCMP Southeast Traffic Services officer observed an Audi A5 travelling southbound on Hwy. 102 with a tinted front passenger window, which is illegal in Nova Scotia under the Motor Vehicle Act. 

The RCMP officer initiated a traffic stop, smelled marijuana and conducted a search of the vehicle and the driver. The search resulted in the seizure of cannabis, a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of cash.   

Robert Victor Fraser, 32, of Saint John, New Brunswick, was arrested and has been charged with:

  • Unauthorized Possession of Firearm (two counts)
  • Occupant of a Motor Vehicle in which there is a Firearm, Prohibited Weapon, a Restricted Weapon
  • Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
  • Possess a Firearm Knowing that the Serial Number on it has been Altered
  • Possess Firearm while Prohibited (two counts)
  • Possession of Firearm knowing Possession is Unauthorized (two counts)
  • Possession of a Weapon or Device Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (two counts)
  • Weapons Trafficking
  • Laundering Proceeds of Crime
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5000

Fraser appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on September 2. He remains in custody and is due to appear in court again on September 23. 

File # 25-125014

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Strategic Communications and Media Relations
Nova Scotia RCMP
rcmpns-grcne@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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