Cleaning staff discover loaded handgun in Winnipeg hotel room, police say

Two people from Grand Rapids, Man., are facing a number of firearm-related offences when cleaning staff found a loaded handgun in their Winnipeg hotel room.

Police said they responded to the Polo Park-area hotel on Tuesday afternoon and arrested the duo who had failed to check out on time.

Officers seized a loaded .40 calibre Glock handgun with equipment to convert it to fully-automatic fire.

A man and a woman, both 22, have each been charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, possessing a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, and two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition.

by Global News