Victoria police say they arrested a man who was in possession of a loaded handgun and nearly $30,000 in cash last week.

Officers made the discovery during a proactive patrol in the 200-block of Gorge Road East shortly before 10 a.m. last Thursday (Sept. 5), according to a VicPD news release. 

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Police say the man is well-known to authorities. 

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Online court documents identify the accused as 37-year-old Stephen James Harley Leonard.

Leonard is set to appear in court on Sept. 10 in Port Alberni.