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Weapons-packed van shuts down central Montreal
Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Police found a large stash of weapons and explosives Tuesday after an investigation of a suspicious minivan tied up traffic through downtown streets for several hours.

Montreal police sent in a robot to examine several pieces of luggage after a SWAT team members in full protective gear investigated the vehicle.

They seized about 15 firearms, including automatic weapons like machine guns, handguns and possibly rifles. They also found 90-135 kilograms of explosives.

Spokesman Const. Miguel Alston said it was one of the city's largest busts.

"The only good news is that the explosives and the detonators were not connected so it could not explode," he said.

Police couldn't say what type of explosives were involved, how powerful they were or who they belonged to.

"We cannot confirm any organization at this point," said Alston.

Police had been warned about the vehicle carrying commercial Quebec licence plates from a source but didn't receive a call through 911.

The incident took place in front of a building along Rene-Levesque Boulevard that houses the consulates of Costa Rica and Panama. Police cordoned off several streets, causing traffic to back up along a nearby highway.