{"id":927798,"date":"2026-10-10T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927798\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:16:17","slug":"toronto-police-officer-charged-with-several-firearm-related-offences-after-canada-border-services-agency-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927798\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police officer charged with several firearm-related offences after Canada Border Services Agency probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirms that one of its officers has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In a release, the CBSA alleges Nasser Gholami, 47, of Brampton, was the intended recipient of a parcel from the United States that contained two firearm suppressors.<\/p>\n<p>The parcel was intercepted by border services officers at a facility in Mississauga on July 23, 2026, the release adds.<\/p>\n<p>Gholami was identified as a suspect, and the CBSA says officers executed a search warrant at his home on September 24, 2026. During that raid they allegedly seized three non-restricted firearms, one prohibited suppressor which was attached to one of the guns, as well as digital devices and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>Gholami was arrested and charged by the CBSA with:<\/p>\n<p>One count of smuggling prohibited devices (suppressors)<\/p>\n<p>One count of importing prohibited devices while knowing unauthorized (suppressors)<\/p>\n<p>One count of possession of a prohibited device knowing he was not the holder of a licence under which he may possess it<\/p>\n<p>One count of unsafe display of a non-restricted firearm<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s set to appear in court in Brampton on November 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>CityNews reached out to the TPS, which confirmed that Gholami is a constable with seven years service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is currently suspended with pay and has been served notice that the Chief intends to suspend him without pay following the mandated 60-day period under the Community Safety and Policing Act,\u201d a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur understanding is that the charges laid by the CBSA are unrelated to his duties as a Toronto Police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791638177_468_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Police Service (TPS) confirms that one of its officers has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":927799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-927798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927798","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=927798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}