A 25-year-old man from Southern Ontario is facing firearms charges after a search of a Flour Mill-area home over the weekend turned up a loaded handgun, cash and controlled substances.
The Greater Sudbury Police Integrated Crime Team and York Regional Police Hold Up Squad made the arrest April 25 in relation to a firearms offence investigation.
Through the combined investigative efforts of the police detachments, they were able to obtain a search warrant for the residence on Leslie Street.
On the evening of April 25, members of the York Regional Police, GSPS ICT, with the assistance of GSPS Tactical Unit attended the address and executed the search warrant, which resulted in the location and seizure of a loaded handgun as well as a quantity of cash and controlled substances.
The 25-year-old man from Southern Ontario was arrested at the home.
He was transported back to Southern Ontario by York Regional Police and will be appearing in court in York Region to answer to firearms charges as well as a number of additional criminal code criminal offences that are still under investigation.
