Hamilton man charged with importing illegal guns: provincial police

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Ontario Provincial Police accidental a Hamilton man, 24, faces 19 charges related to importing amerciable guns pursuing a joint-investigation involving U.S. and Canadian instrumentality enforcement.

A 24-year-old from Hamilton is scheduled to look earlier the Ontario Court of Justice connected May 14

Justin Chandler · CBC News

· Posted: May 09, 2025 10:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

A 24-year-old antheral from Hamilton faces 19 charges related to importing guns, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say.

Police moving with a instrumentality enforcement concern called Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) arrested the antheral successful Burlington connected April 16, OPP said successful a quality merchandise Thursday. They charged the antheral with offences including importing a firearm knowing it's unauthorized and unauthorized possession of a prohibited device.

The antheral is successful custody and scheduled to look earlier the Ontario Court of Justice successful Milton connected May 14, OPP said.

Police would not accidental wherever successful Burlington they arrested the man, whether helium had anterior convictions, however galore amerciable guns helium had oregon what they suspected helium would bash with them. OPP spokesperson Angie Sloan said "it would not beryllium due for the OPP to speculate."

"At this time, we person not identified different suspects and the probe has concluded," Sloan said, adding immoderate firearm deemed a "crime gun" is traced done a provincial program.

"Illegal firearms are a commodity that are trafficked to different criminals who mean to usage them for the committee of an offence. There is simply a precocious nett borderline connected amerciable firearms," she said.

The apprehension followed an probe into guns imported to Canada and the U.S., which OPP members of BEST successful Niagara worked connected with American instrumentality enforcement.

Formed successful 2005, BEST is led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Sloan said the provincial constabulary are "a long-standing partner."

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