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Routine Traffic Stop Uncovers Firearm Investigation
A routine traffic stop for tinted windows on June 19th quickly escalated into a firearms investigation by CFSEU-BC.Discovery of Modified Firearm and Ammunition
Officers found an unloaded Glock handgun modified to be fully automatic, with serial number removed, along with two magazines partially loaded with ammunition.Arrest and Multiple Firearm-Related Charges
Riley Everett Moore was arrested and charged with 13 offenses related to illegal firearm possession and misuse.Prior Criminal History and Court Appearance
Moore has prior criminal charges including drug trafficking and assault, a firearms prohibition, and is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court on June 26th.What began as a routine traffic stop for a vehicle having tinted front driver and passenger windows, quickly turned into a firearms investigation shortly after 11 a.m. on Friday, June 19th.
Members of the CFSEU-BC’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team saw a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 1 towards the 160th St exit and stopped the vehicle, a 2012 Mercedes CLS63, at the 160th St off-ramp.
They identified the driver as Riley Everett Moore, a 26-year-old Vancouver resident, who is well-known to police. Due to their history with Moore, the CFSEU-BC officers had concerns that Moore was likely breaching court conditions.
A search of the car resulted in officers finding a cell phone, $5,000 cash, an unloaded Glock handgun that had been modified to be fully automatic with the serial number ground off, a 10-round magazine, and a prohibited 31-round magazine, both of which were partially loaded with ammunition. Moore was arrested and his vehicle was seized.
Riley Moore has been charged with a total of 13 offences, which include:
- two counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited,
- one count of careless use/storage of a firearm,
- one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm,
- one count of possession of a firearm with readily accessible ammunition without a licence,
- one count of possession of a firearm without a licence,
- one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm,
- one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, device or ammunition knowing its possession is unauthorized,
- one count of careless storage/transportation of a firearm,
- one count of possession of a firearm with the serial number altered or removed,
- one count of occupying a vehicle in which there is a firearm, and
- two counts of breach of undertaking/recognizance.
Moore is also currently facing a variety of criminal charges possession of a firearm from several lower mainland jurisdictions including drug trafficking, forcible confinement, and assault with a weapon. He has a firearms prohibition order from a previous drug trafficking conviction.
Moore has been remanded into custody and next scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. on June 26th.
For an audio clip: Traffic Stop Leads to Gun Seizure and Arrest
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