{"id":560415,"date":"2026-03-25T19:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/560415\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:53:20","slug":"30-crime-guns-taken-off-streets-so-far-this-year-in-mississauga-and-brampton-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/560415\/","title":{"rendered":"30 ‘crime guns’ taken off streets so far this year in Mississauga and Brampton: police"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Mississauga woman and a man from Brampton face weapons and other charges after a loaded and illegal handgun was recovered by police during a traffic stop near Toronto Pearson Airport.<\/p>\n

Peel Regional Police said officers from the 12 Division Community Intervention and Response Team seized the firearm during a March 15 traffic stop near Derry Road East and Goreway Drive in Mississauga\u2019s north end.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was pulled over at around 8:30 p.m. for a suspected cannabis offence, police said, adding officers discovered the gun moments later. Two people were inside the car when it was pulled over.<\/p>\n

Police said they\u2019ve now recovered 30 \u201ccrime guns\u201d so far this year across Mississauga and Brampton, comparable to the number seized during the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n

Keion Bynoe, 21, of Brampton, and Elizabeth Akua Frimpomaa, 20, of Mississauga, are each charged with:<\/p>\n

Carrying concealed weapon.
\nKnowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm.
\nPossession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm.
\nOccupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm.<\/p>\n

The Mississauga woman is facing an additional charge of driving a vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available.<\/p>\n

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Both were held in custody pending a bail hearing.<\/p>\n

(Cover photo: Peel Regional Police)<\/p>\n


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