From Maskwacis RCMP:

On the afternoon of March 19, Maskwacis RCMP members seized a shotgun from two youths following a break-in in Wetaskiwin.  

Members of the Maskwacis Community Response Unit (CRU) were alerted to the presence of a wanted young offender in Wetaskiwin.

The 16-year-old male had more than a dozen outstanding warrants for his arrest, including charges for robbery with a firearm.

CRU members spotted the wanted youth and a second male, aged 15, in a residential area. The youths ran inside a home where residents observed them attempt to hide a shotgun, ammunition and a small amount of cocaine.  

The youths were quickly arrested and the items were seized.

Both youths have been charged with breaking and entering and unauthorized possession of a firearm, as well as additional charges.