FIREARMS, AMMO, HOMEMADE BOMBS FOUND IN SEARCH

A Quebec man is facing weapons charges after the RCMP found about 10 homemade bombs as well as firearms, ammunition and weapons at his home. RCMP say in a news release 47-year-old Karl Maheux of Ancienne-lorette was arrested Friday and is facing charges of possession of prohibited devices without a licence and careless storage of a restricted weapon. Officers searched Maheux’s Quebec City-area home after the Canada border Services Agency intercepted a package containing a silencer. The news release said RCMP officers found about 10 homemade bombs, chemicals including potassium nitrate, firearms, silencers, ammunition and prohibited weapons, including brass knuckles. Police say explosives experts had to be called in, and several residences were evacuated to ensure public safety. Ancienne-lorette is a suburb of Quebec City, next to Jean Lesage Airport. The police said Maheux appeared in court Sunday by video conference and was released with conditions pending his next court appearance on March 19.