N.B. man charged with pointing a firearm; drugs, firearms seized from home

Drugs, firearms and ammunition seized from a Bass River, N.B., home. (RCMP)

A New Brunswick man has been charged after an incident at a Bass River home over the weekend.

Police say they received information about a firearm-related offence that happened at a home on Fishing Club Road on Saturday.

Officers arrested a 38-year-old man at the home the next day in connection with their investigation.

Police then obtained a search warrant for the home.

Officers seized a quantity of what is believed to be methamphetamine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, firearms and ammunition, according to an RCMP news release.

Robert Thompson of Bass River appeared in Moncton provincial court on Monday and was charged with pointing a firearm.

He was remanded into custody and will return to court on Wednesday for a bail hearing.

Police say their investigation is ongoing.

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