Ex-cabinet minister John Snobelen faces gun charges

Anytime an ex-Harris cabinet ministers get into trouble with the law, an angel gets her wings.

Police are checking the history of an illegally owned handgun after former provincial cabinet minister John Snobelen was arrested yesterday and charged with illegal possession of a firearm and related offences.

Snobelen, 52, turned himself in at a Milton detachment of Halton regional police where he was charged and released on his own recognizance, police said.

Officers seized a Colt .22 calibre semi-automatic pistol and ammunition while executing a search warrant at his residence north of Milton on Tuesday.

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