A person is going through weapons and smuggling prices after police say they raided a firearms manufacturing operation inside a house in Meaghers Grant, N.S.
In Spring 2022, Canada Border Companies Company (CBSA) officers on the Worldwide Mail Processing Centre in Toronto intercepted two suspicious parcels addressed to a residence in Meaghers Grant, in response to a information launch.
CBSA says every package deal contained 5 firearm suppressors. The company held the objects for additional investigation.
On July 19, 2022, CBSA investigators arrested Gordon Victor Julien, 30, of Meaghers Grant for smuggling and executed a search warrant at his house.
Throughout the search, CBSA says officers discovered one 3D firearm with a suppressor, 3D firearm elements, one prohibited handgun, a considerable amount of money, and 40 3D-printed Glock switches, which allow semi-automatic firearms to be totally automated.
Dominic Mallette, director of intelligence and enforcement for the CBSA Atlantic Area, says holding restricted and prohibited firearms and weapons out of Canada is an enforcement precedence that CBSA officers take severely.
“Because of the good work completed in collaboration with the RCMP, we have efficiently dismantled a suspected 3D firearms manufacturing operation in Nova Scotia,” stated Mallette.
The RCMP Nationwide Weapons Enforcement Assist Group helped through the search to establish the seized firearms and related elements.
The seized objects have been transferred to the Halifax District RCMP Avenue Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU), which initiated a firearms trafficking investigation.
The firearms and firearm elements have been despatched for evaluation. RCMP investigators additionally obtained a number of warrants to go looking cellular gadgets.
On Feb. 1, Halifax District RCMP SCEU arrested Julien for a number of weapons offences and was charged with the next offences:
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three counts of weapons trafficking -
possession for the aim of weapons trafficking -
making automated firearm -
possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition -
possession of firearm realizing its possession is unauthorized -
three counts of possession of prohibited weapon or gadget realizing its possession is unauthorized -
three counts of unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or restricted weapon -
careless use of firearm -
contravention of storage laws -
unauthorized importing or exporting
On the identical day, Julien was additionally charged by the CBSA with the next Customs Act offences:
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smuggling -
holding, buying, disposing of products illegally imported
Julien has been launched on circumstances and is scheduled to look in Dartmouth provincial courtroom on March 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Marco E.L. Mendicino, minister of public security, stated weapons produced by 3D printers – higher generally known as “ghost weapons” – are a rising menace to Canadians.
“Our regulation enforcement businesses are stepping up efforts to deal with them. I wish to thank the CBSA and RCMP for his or her arduous work to guard our communities,” stated Mendicino within the launch.
