Suspect in smoke shop break and enter near Esquimalt arrested

One man has been arrested, after an alleged break and enter at a smoke shop in the Songhees Nation near Esquimalt Friday.

On Friday West Shore RCMP say a witness reported hearing smashing and glass breaking taking place at the Modeste Smoke Shop , on the 1100-block of Admirals Road.

The witness also said they saw a suspect fleeing the scene.

RCMP, with the help of their K9 unit, arrived to find the store damaged and several items missing. After searching the area they came across a man matching the description just 30-minutes later.

“One of our officers noticed a male matching the suspect description walking along the E&N Rail Trail near Maple Bank Rd and Admirals Rd,” said Cst. Nancy Saggar of the West Shore RCMP in a statement.

“Police also recovered stolen items from the shop on the male at the time of his arrest.”

The man is now bound by conditions an will appear in court at a later date.

Officers are thanking the public, who quickly called the incident in.

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