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At first glance, it sounded like a great story, but then it seemed to burn out.

The Ontario Provincial Police announced Friday that a raid on a private home in Pembroke a day earlier had turned up an inert, non-functional rocket launcher along with other weapons, ammunition and a variety of drugs.

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However, readers disputed that police description of an inert rocket launcher. One claiming a military background said Saturday it was much more likely to be an empty and disposable tube from a single-shot rocket, essentially a shell made of glass fibre and aluminum like the tube left over after you shoot off a firework and something that would be employed only for training purposes.

A 27-year-old man from Pembroke faces charges of importing a prohibited or restricted weapon and unauthorized possession of a weapon. He was in custody on Friday with a bail hearing scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on Tuesday.

An OPP media release said the investigation wasn’t finished yet and police expected to lay more charges.

Any person with information regarding this or any other crime is asked to contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.

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