Gun Trafficking

• 72 illegal handguns seized, 2 Brampton men charged; OPP

  72 illegal handguns seized in OPP-led operation; two Brampton men charged with weapons trafficking after months-long cross-border investigation.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2025
  
• Man tried to sell shotgun to diners at restaurant in Mississauga, Ont., police say

  A man who was banned from possessing any weapons after an assault charge in 2019 has been charged with gun trafficking after trying to sell weapons to people at a restaurant.

  Crime

  May 27, 2023
  
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• 87 guns wrapped in bubble wrap, holiday paper in Chicago vehicle destined for Canada seized: police

  The guns were then placed in suitcases at the back of a Chicago vehicle being driven by a resident from Arizona and were destined for Canada, Johnson said.

  Crime

  Apr 11, 2023
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• Guns seized, 5 men charged in major Lower Mainland firearms trafficking probe

  B.C. police say a trafficking investigation netted handguns, a rifle, prohibited gun parts and magazines, body armour, suspected fentanyl and a kilogram of suspected cocaine. 

  Crime

  Mar 8, 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
• 2 more men arrested in connection with 3D gun operation investigation: Winnipeg police

  Two more men have been arrested in relation to a 3D gun operation that the public first heard about near the end of 2022, according to Winnipeg police.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2023
• B.C. RCMP seize huge cache of guns, parts, ammunition from alleged firearm trafficker

  During the search, police seized 37 firearms, including two 3D-printed Glock "ghost guns," a pistol, 26 carbine rifles, two shotguns and six hunting rifles.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2022
• Edmonton police charge Devon, Alta., woman for allegedly operating as ‘straw buyer’

  A 23-year-old Devon, Alta., woman has been charged with several firearms-related offences as a result of a gun trafficking investigation by the Edmonton Police Service. 

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2022
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• Police in Ontario lay over 400 charges, seize $1.3M in drugs in ‘Project Monarch’

  York Regional Police said in October 2021, officers began investigating an individual they believed was trafficking controlled substances.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2022
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• ‘It’s not enough’: Montreal’s Mayor reacts to federal measures to curb gun violence

  Speaking outside city hall Sunday Plante stressed that this weeks shooting spree was isolated and Montrealers must not give into the fear.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2022