A man has been arrested by the Vancouver Police Department after officers allegedly uncovered a secretly stashed assortment of weapons and drugs while searching his e-bike.
Patrol officers were carrying out a street-level drug investigation outside of the Murray Hotel on Hornby Street March 30 when the arrest took place, VPD said in a statement on social media platform X Friday afternoon.
Police say a 45-year-old man on an e-bike was arrested for alleged drug and weapons offences.
After searching the suspect’s e-bike, officers found drugs, an “open knife” concealed in its handlebars, and a sword ‘hidden along the bike’s battery,” according to the VPD.
Photographs taken of the weapons show a large sword with a jagged blade and a skull motif on the handle, alongside drug paraphernalia.
Police said the suspect, whose name has not been released, has been charged and remains in custody.
