Alleged Toronto gun trafficker on Canada's most wanted list arrested in U.S.

CBC News

· Posted: May 09, 2025 12:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

One of Canada's astir wanted men, previously convicted successful a Toronto firearm trafficking investigation, has been arrested successful the United States aft astir 4 years connected the run.

The 43-year-old antheral from Toronto was located by the U.S. Marshals Service successful the Atlanta portion connected Wednesday, Toronto constabulary said successful a quality merchandise connected Friday.

In 2018, Toronto constabulary arrested the same man arsenic portion of an probe called Project Patton for his engagement with an organized thoroughfare pack called Five Point Generalz accused of trafficking firearms implicit the U.S. border.

The cognition resulted successful 75 arrests and the seizure of 78 firearms, which astatine the clip were estimated by constabulary to person been sold for astir $4,000 each successful Toronto.

The antheral was convicted successful 2020 for aggregate firearm trafficking offences connected with Project Patton and sentenced to 9 years successful custody successful absentia successful 2021 as helium did not look for his tribunal date. 

He was enactment connected Canada's 25 astir wanted list, tally by the BOLO Program, a task operated by a Canadian foundation to alert the nationalist astir unsafe criminals, and a reward of up to $50,000 was being offered for accusation starring to his arrest.

He remains successful U.S. custody and is awaiting extradition to Canada, constabulary said.