One man has been arrested Surrey Police Service (SPS) and is now charged with several Criminal Code offences following a vehicle stop on the evening of May 11, in Surrey’s City Centre neighbourhood.

 On May 11,  at approximately 7:45 pm, SPS’s Crime Reduction Unit officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic-related infraction near 146 Street and 108 Avenue, Surrey. As a result of the officer’s investigation, officers arrested one of the occupants after it was found he had a firearm in his possession.

 Gurwinder Singh, a 24-year-old male, has now been charged with  one count of possession of a loaded restricted or prohibited firearm, one count of occupying a vehicle knowing there was a prohibited firearm in the vehicle, one count of possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, knowing they did not have a license, one count of possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm without a license, one count of carrying a concealed weapon, one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and one count of careless storage of a firearm.

 Gurwinder Singh is currently in custody awaiting a bail hearing and his next court appearance is scheduled for the afternoon of May 12.