An 18-year-old Saanich man was arrested on a transit bus Tuesday as Mounties responded to a report of an armed shoplifter at a Langford drugstore.
The West Shore RCMP were called to the Shoppers Drug Mart at 2945 Jacklin Rd. at approximately 10:50 p.m.
The man then dropped what appeared to be a handgun from his waistband and left it on the floor as he fled.Police said in a statement Thursday the suspect did not point the weapon or threaten anyone in the store. "Carrying a weapon or anything that looks like a weapon in a manner that could be dangerous to the public is against the law," West Shore RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Nancy Saggar said.
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