By Terrie Welwood
Russell Banner
Inky Mark who represented this area as our Member of Parliament for Dauphin Swan River Marquette for than a decade - from 1997 until 2010 - is facing gun trafficking charges after more than 400 firearms were allegedly seized from his Dauphin, Manitoba home.
Before heading to Ottawa, he served as the mayor of the City of Dauphin from 1994 to 1997.
RCMP announced last Monday that the 78-year-old was arrested after police searched his home as part of a firearm trafficking investigation
In addition to 439 guns, Mounties seized an antique cannon, ammunition and $300,000 in cash, according to the RCMP release.
The 78-year-old was arrested after police searched his home as part of a firearm trafficking investigation last Tuesday, Corp. Barry Kirby, of the Manitoba West District general investigation section, said.

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