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Joint US-Canadian investigation results in seizure of a record 274 guns

Published:Thursday | February 22, 2024 | 5:10 PM
Weapons seized during a multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the United Stated Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are displayed at a press conference at OPP Headquarters in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, today. - AP photo

ORILLIA, Ontario (AP) — A joint investigation by Canadian police and United States law enforcement has led to what they call a record-breaking gun bust with 274 illegal guns being seized.

Ontario Provincial Police said today the investigation with US Homeland Security resulted in firearms being confiscated in the US and Ontario.

The police said 106 guns were seized in Ontario and 168 were seized in the US before they could be smuggled into the Canadian province.

Investigators said police infiltrated an alleged group of smugglers trying to bring guns across the border into the Greater Toronto Area.

The police said 16 people in Ontario have been arrested.

They say the suspects were also allegedly trafficking a large amount of drugs.

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