Gun Smuggling

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• ‘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
• Drone carrying 11 handguns located in tree along St. Clair River: OPP

  Few details are known, but OPP investigators say it's believed the handguns were coming from the United States when the drone got stuck in the tree.

  Crime

  May 2, 2022
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• Winnipeg police investigating possible new entry point for guns and drugs into Canada

  "There might be a new passage into Canada," said Insp. Elton Hall, the new head of the Winnipeg Police Service's Guns and Gangs unit.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2021
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• Alaska man charged with smuggling ‘assault-style’ rifles into B.C.

  Border agents seized 14 guns, including semi-automatic rifles, prohibited handguns, a restricted handgun and non-restricted long guns, said the CBSA.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2020