A Ballou High School student is facing multiple charges after school security intercepted a handgun and drugs during a weapons screening Friday morning, according to police.

Around 9:40 a.m., security staff flagged down a patrol officer in Southeast D.C. after spotting a 9 mm handgun inside a student’s backpack as it passed through the school’s X-ray machine, according to a police report from the Metropolitan Police Department. The bag was taken to the security office, where police recovered unregistered ammunition, a sandwich bag containing a “green leaf substance” and THC wax.

The student was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, possession of a controlled substance and possession of unregistered ammunition, officials said.

In a letter to parents, Principal

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