MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, October 30, 2024 /CNW/ – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is working hard to prevent the entry of prohibited firearms Canada and to protect our communities.

Today, the CBSA announced that an arrest had been made for several firearms-related offenses as part of an investigation led by the Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team (OFSET) of the CBSA. OFSET is a group of CBSA criminal investigators, intelligence analysts and intelligence officers dedicated to investigating firearms smuggling throughout the province.

In August 2024border services officers working at the International Mail Processing Center at Mississauga, Ontariointercepted a package addressed to a Toronto residence. Officers seized the contents of the package, including three prohibited semi-automatic handguns, five magazines and twelve rounds of ammunition.

At the end of August, CBSA investigators, assisted by the Toronto The Police Emergency Task Force executed a search warrant at a Toronto residence.

Nicholas Douglas (34 years old) Toronto was arrested and charged with:

• 3 counts of smuggling a prohibited device under section 159 (1) of the Customs Act in accordance with article 160;

• 3 counts of knowingly importing prohibited goods contrary to section 103(1)(a) of the Criminal Code;

• 1 count of conspiracy with one or more unknown persons to commit an indictable offense consisting of importing a prohibited or restricted firearm contrary to section 465(1)(c) of the Act. Criminal Code; And

• 1 count of knowingly transferring a prohibited firearm contrary to section 99 of the Criminal Code.

If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, including firearm smuggling, please contact the CBSA. Border surveillance line toll-free at 1-888-502-9060, or visit us online

Quotes

“The safety and security of Canadians is our top priority. We are proud of the work of the Canada Border Services Agency to investigate those who break in. of Canada laws and protect our communities from prohibited firearms.

– The Honorable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

“The CBSA’s Ontario Firearms Smuggling Team is committed to detecting, investigating and disrupting organized crime. This investigation, arrest and charges demonstrate our strong role and partnerships in finding and seizing prohibited firearms.

– Abeid Morgan, Acting Director, Intelligence and Enforcement Operations Division, Southern Ontario Region, Canada Border Services Agency

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