{"id":224175,"date":"2025-10-19T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224175\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T08:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:33:10","slug":"72-illegal-handguns-seized-2-brampton-men-charged-opp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224175\/","title":{"rendered":"72 illegal handguns seized, 2 Brampton men charged; OPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>An eight-month joint-forces investigation has led to the seizure of 72 illegal handguns and dozens of prohibited devices, with two men from Brampton, Ont., now facing serious weapons trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760811489_47_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The investigation, originally focused on alleged cocaine trafficking, led to the discovery of the handguns. when <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/opp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OPP<\/a> officers intercepted a northbound tractor-trailer near Temiskaming Shores.<\/p>\n<p>The truck, originating in Toronto, was stopped at a Ministry of Transportation inspection station.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760811490_766_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>With support from multiple OPP units including the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team, the Northeast Region Community Street Crime Units, the Canine Unit, and Temiskaming OPP, a search warrant was executed on the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Officers seized 72 illegal handguns and 66 prohibited devices.<\/p>\n<p>Early tracing suggests all the firearms originated in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11484097\/avian-flu-ostriches\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760862790_455_05792adae81e85b07f2e0cb9495f84816d6670dfb75494a29a70bf50410ed20d_7989c7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThird arrest made in connection with B.C ostrich farm\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11482562\/trump-100-tariff-on-china-not-sustainable\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760862790_436_Trump-China-tariff.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump now says his 100% tariff on China \u2018not sustainable\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese firearms originated in the United States, highlighting the importance of partnerships with law enforcement agencies across borders. Thanks to the dedication of our officers and partners, we\u2019ve disrupted a significant criminal operation and taken dangerous weapons out of circulation,\u201d said OPP Chief Supt. Mike Stoddart.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, two Brampton men have been charged with 72 counts of weapons trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Toronto<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size An eight-month joint-forces investigation has led to the seizure of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49,48,60604,107354,44,29679],"class_list":["post-224175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-firearms","tag-gun-trafficking","tag-news","tag-opp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}