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HALIFAX – Police seized a wide range of drugs and weapons during a Cape Breton bust Tuesday evening.

RCMP arrested a man and a woman at home in Victoria County, at about 6:30 p.m., where they discovered an AK-47 assault rifle and several other guns and a large quantity of illegal drugs, including 40 pounds of marijuana and 20,000 ecstasy tablets.

See the full list of items seized below

Police have charged 34-year-old Jason Blinkhorn and 39-year-old Wendolynne Avery, both of South Boularderie, with five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine, marijuana, cannabis resin, ecstasy and magic mushrooms), production of marijuana, two counts of unsafe storage of firearms and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.

RCMP Federal Support Officer Insp. John Ryan said this seizure “reinforces the clear link between drugs and violence.”

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“Individuals possessing an AK-47 assault rifle, a bulletproof vest, a fully loaded handgun and participating in the drug trade pose a threat to the safety of our communities.”

He added people operating in the drug trade and other criminal activities shouldn’t think they are off the radar of law enforcement officials.

Southside Boularderie is rural community about 45 minutes east of Sydney.

“Don’t kid yourself that the RCMP doesn’t have the resources to find and apprehend you,” Ryan said.

RCMP said Blinkhorn and Avery are to appear in Sydney Provincial Court Wednesday afternoon.

RCMP Federal Policing investigators from Sydney carried out the seizure with the assistance of the RCMP Truro Federal Drug Section, members of Victoria County RCMP.

Weapons seized:

AK47 assault rifle

Bullet proof vest

Loaded, 22 calibre handgun

22 calibre rifle M16 style

Double-barrel shotgun

Recurve bow and arrows

Bear spray

Ammunition

Drugs seized (approximate amounts):

One kilogram of cocaine

One kilogram of hashish

40 lbs of marihuana

20, 000 tablets of ecstasy

Large quantity of steroids

Other items seized:

$20, 000 cash

2003 Jeep Cherokee