London police say drugs and a sawed-off shotgun have been seized after a search of a Queens Avenue home on Friday.

In addition to the weapon, among the items seized were small amounts of: hydromorphone, dilaudid, oxycodone, marijuana bud and Canadian currency.

As a result, 49-year-old John Peckham of London has been charged with:

  • unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
  • careless storage of a firearm
  • weapons dangerous
  • possession of property obtained by crime
  • two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order
  • possession of a Schedule II substance
  • three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance

The search was executed in co-operation with the RCMP.