30-year-old man facing nearly 20 charges after traffic stop in Oakville

A traffic stop in Oakville has resulted in the seizure of a gun and almost 20 separate charges being laid against a 30-year-old man.

Halton police stopped a vehicle in the area of Dundas Street West and Proudfoot Trail around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

Officers realized the driver was in breach of a court order, and there was also a handgun and a large amount of counterfeit cash in the vehicle.

Bennet Tagoe, 30, of no fixed address was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Unauthorized possession of firearm
• Possession of counterfeit money (2 counts)
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
• Carry concealed weapon
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of weapon
• Careless use of firearm
• Possess a firearm knowing serial number has been altered, defaced, removed or tampered with
• Possession of break-in instruments
• Possession of counterfeit instruments
• Possession of firearm, ammunition contrary to prohibition order (2 counts)
• Fail to comply with probation
• Interfere with traffic
• Driving while under suspension
• Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle
• Fail to surrender insurance card

He was held in custody pending a bail hearing in Milton.

At the time of his arrest, Tagoe was on a release order with conditions to not possess any weapons.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact police at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.