BOSTON (WHDH) - Two Boston men are facing weapons charges after police say two illegal handguns were found during a traffic stop in Jamaica Plain on Wednesday.
An officer who stopped a vehicle for running a red light at the intersection of Schiller and Minden streets around 6 p.m. arrested the driver, Emerson Baez, 19, of Dorchester, for not having an active driver’s license, according to Boston police.
During a search of the vehicle, officers allegedly found a loaded Smith and Wesson .40-caliber firearm in a backpack in the back seat and a loaded Smith and Wesson .40-caliber firearm in another backpack in the trunk.
Both Baez and his passenger, Jefferson Baez, 21, of Roxbury, were arrested on charges of carrying a loaded firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition. Baez was also arrested on a charge of possessing a Class D substance with intent to distribute.
They are expected to be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.
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