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A former University of Calgary student is facing a series of charges after electrical workers found two firearms hidden in a false ceiling in a building on the main campus this summer.

It’s believed the weapons are linked to drug trafficking, according to police.

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Electrical contractors were doing some work at the university on Aug. 27 when they found a box containing two unloaded .45 calibre semi-automatic pistols in a false ceiling in a hallway of the Earth Sciences building, which police say is accessible to the public.

“I believe they were laying cables of some sort as part of an upgrade, or retrofit, and just found the box,” said Staff Sgt. Quinn Jacques, with the Calgary Police Service’s guns and gangs unit.

“It looked out of place in that area, they looked inside, made the discovery and contacted campus security and police.”

Within days of the discovery, the guns and gangs unit had identified a person of interest and monitored him, as well as other individuals, throughout their seven-week investigation.