ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — Two people were arrested after a traffic stop in Albany near Central Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Rhaking Birmingham, 40, and Zanique Browne, 28, each face multiple charges.
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On Wednesday, police pulled over a car near Central Avenue and Lexington Avenue for a traffic violation. According to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation found both possessed a loaded .45 caliber Hi-Point semi-automatic gun with a defaced serial number.
Deputies say neither Birmingham nor Browne had the right to possess any firearms. Deputies also say Birmingham had a quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl for distribution.
Birmingham Charges:
- Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon
- Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (two counts)
- Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (three counts)
- Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
- Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
- Second-degree aggravated unlicensed operator
- Traffic violation