Man arrested had cut ankle monitor off
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A man who cut his ankle monitor off while on probation was later arrested with an illegal gun, police say.
Officers stopped a taxi on the 500 block of Selkirk Avenue for a Highway Traffic Act offence at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Thursday.
Police learned a passenger was wanted for breach of probation and then found a loaded sawed-off shotgun, a magazine with ammunition, a folding knife and seven packages of illegal cigarettes in a duffle bag.
The man, 41, and another passenger — a 25-year-old woman — are facing charges. The man was detained in custody, while the woman was released on an undertaking.