Guns and drugs seized in east-end search
Two men face a total of 28 charges after guns and drugs were seized four days ago in the East Danforth area.
A firearms and drug trafficking investigation led to officers of the Guns and Gangs Task Force and the 55 Division major crime unit carrying out a search warrant near Main Street and Danforth Avenue, Toronto police said in a news release today.
The search was conducted at a residence in the area, police media relations officer Shannon Eames told Streeter.
Among the items they reported seizing were three handguns, a bolt action long rifle, ammunition, bulletproof vests, and the drugs fentanyl and Percocet, according to the news release.
Arrested and charged
Police released images of some the firearms, ammunition and drugs.
A 39-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and charged with:
- two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- three counts of possession of prohibited or restricted weapon
- four counts of careless storage of a firearm, weapon or prohibited device
- unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon
- two counts of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- three counts of possession of a schedule one substance for the purpose of trafficking
- possession of the proceeds of crime Under $5,000
A 27-year-old Toronto man of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with:
- two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- two counts of possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon
- two counts of careless storage of a firearm, weapon or prohibited device
- two counts of use a forged document
- unauthorized use of credit card data
- fraud under $5,000
- possession of a forged document with intent
Both appeared in court on May 26.
The firearms and drug trafficking investigation is continuing, Eames said.
