London police seized guns and drugs following a fourth floor apartment fire at 1134 Adelaide St. N. Saturday afternoon.

Police and fire crews responded to the apartment around 1 p.m. and the apartment's resident was taken to hospital to be treated for multiple burns.

Following an investigation, a search warrant was executed at the address and police seized:

  • 254 grams of marijuana bud totalling $2,540
  • 1863 grams of marijuana shake totalling approximately $400
  • 15 vials of cannabis resin with residue
  • 30 cans of butane
  • a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun
  • loaded magazine with six rounds of .380 caliber ammunition
  • a 22-caliber semi-automatic rifle
  • 13 rounds of 22 caliber ammunition
  • 15 rounds of 38 caliber ammunition

Asa a result, a 53-year-old London man has been charged with two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance, production of a Schedule II substance and numerous firearms-related offences.