A youth is facing more than 17 charges after a loaded weapon was left on a transit bus in Waterloo.
Waterloo Regional Police were informed about a bag that was left unattended on a bus in the area of Conestoga Mall around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday.
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The bag contained what appeared to be an automatic rifle with two loaded magazines. It also contained several containers of controlled substances, including suspected cocaine, and counterfeit Canadian currency.
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Investigators were able to trace the bag to a home in Cambridge.
The youth was arrested on Friday and remains in police custody for a bail hearing.
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