A 56-year-old Toronto man faces multiple weapons-related charges following a police investigation that resulted in the seizure of dozens of weapons and nearly 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
Toronto police said their investigation started in January and ended with a search warrant executed in the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Kipling Avenue on Jan. 24.
Police said they found a large quantity of firearms including 25 handguns and 46 rifles and shotguns.
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Investigators said they also recovered four illegal firearms, one of which was stolen from a York Region break-in in January.
Leone Burno was arrested and charged with 15 criminal offences including possessing an unauthorized firearm, possessing a firearm obtained by crime, storing ammunition carelessly and storing a firearm carelessly.
The suspect made a court appearance on Wednesday.
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