A 41-year-old man from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, in the Massey area, faces numerous firearm offences after provincial police say officers found and seized a cache of guns, ammunition and other prohibited devices from his home.
The Ontario Provincial Police received information in December that a package containing prohibited devices was being delivered to the man’s address.
After a lengthy investigation, on Jan. 20 officers searched the home and found and seized:
- Colt M45A1, with a loaded magazine
- Ruger Mark IV Tactical pistol
- CZ Scorpion Evo 3 S1 submachine gun
- Benelli Tactical shotgun with eight slugs in a case attached to gun
- Cadex CDX-10 semi-automatic rifle
- SMG Tactical upper receiver
- Beretta lower receiver
- Remington 870 shotgun
- Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle
- Ruger SR-22 semi-automatic rifle
- Savage 12 bolt action rifle
- Beretta 950 pistol
- Exotic Electronics Defender stun gun
- Packaging from the two suppressors
- Firearm documents
- 15 high-capacity magazines
- 31 legitimate magazines
- Various ammunition for the different firearms
- Two suppressors
- Possession and Acquisition (PAL) and registration certificates
- Three firearm accessories - two fake suppressors and one muzzle flash suppressor
The man is charged with unauthorized importing of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, unauthorized possession of weapon, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, and breach of firearms regulation-store firearm or restricted weapon.
He is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on March 1.
