Gun Smuggling

• 3 suitcases of firearms seized after being smuggled from U.S. into Ontario

  Police say the suitcases were filled with 26 illegal handguns and two illegal assault-style rifles were found after a vehicle was searched last week in Cornwall, Ont.

  Crime

  May 29, 2024
  
• Royal Canadian Air Force major charged for alleged gun smuggling from U.S.

  The Canada Border Services Agency alleges at least some of the smuggled firearms were shipped through a Canadian military base in Ontario.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2023
  
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• 550 charges laid in months-long London, Ont. police investigation into illegal guns

  London police unveiled the results of Project SAFE, a multi-agency investigation that yielded 70 individuals facing 550 combined criminal charges between April and July.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2023
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• Highly-awaited bail reform legislation will come by late June: minister

  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there will be an announcement "in the not-too-distant future" that will address not just bail but other investments to law enforcement.

  Politics

  Apr 30, 2023
• Canada, U.S. vow gun smuggling crackdown with new tracing deal

  Canada and the U.S. announced steps to improve collaboration in the fight against the smuggling and trafficking of firearms across the shared border.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023
• N.S. man charged with weapons trafficking after 3D-printed gun, parts seized

  A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a months-long investigation into a suspected firearms manufacturing operation in Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Feb 28, 2023
• Border agents seize massive cache of weapons in B.C.

  Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C.

  Crime

  Feb 27, 2023
• 4-year sentence for B.C. man after intercepted ‘Taser-style weapon’ prompts border probe

  Justin Edward Groshok pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking in June 2022.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2023
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• What are Calgary police doing about high number of shootings in 2022?

  With record numbers of shootings in the city, addressing gun crime is an all-hands effort from the Calgary Police Service.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2022
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• ‘Something has to be done’ about guns coming across the border, York police chief says

  "There are a lot more guns out there and ... they're coming across the border," York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2022