Two individuals are facing weapon charges after a traffic stop by Regina police officers early Friday morning.

Around 4:30 a.m., officers stopped a black Dodge Journey at 4th Avenue and Princess Street. Police noticed several open bottles of alcohol inside the SUV and arrested the driver and two other occupants.

According to a police statement, upon searching the vehicle officers, found a loaded sawed off rifle, ammunition, and an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl.

Brendan Irvine Starr, 40, from Balcarres, Sask., is facing the follow charges:

• Careless storage of a firearm
• Possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose
• Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Possession of a loaded firearm
• Possession of a loaded firearm within a vehicle
• Possession of a prohibited weapon
• Breach of a prohibited firearms order
• Proceeds of a crime under $5,000
• Fentanyl, cocaine and meth trafficking

Janine Cora Bear, 24, of Yorkton was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose stemming from this incident.

The third occupant of the vehicle was released without any charges.

Starr and Bear were in provincial court on Friday afternoon.