**** RCMP Media Release
Two people facing charges following cross-border firearms investigation
Two people are facing numerous charges after an international firearms investigation.
In January, the Nova Scotia RCMP’s Federal Policing section received information from law enforcement officials in the United States that a Nova Scotian was attempting to purchase a prohibited firearm online.
“Federal Policing received a tip from Homeland Security Investigations that an individual in the Millbrook area was trying to buy a Glock 19, which is a semi-automatic pistol, from the United States via a social media platform,” says Superintendent Jason Popik, Federal Policing Criminal Operations Officer with the Nova Scotia RCMP. “As a result of this information and our subsequent investigation, we executed a search warrant at a residence and made two arrests.”
Following a February 16 search of a home in Millbrook First Nation, the following items were seized:
- 17 unsecured firearms and ammunition
- Two prohibited 9mm over-capacity magazines
- Computers, a 3D printer, filament, and tools for manufacturing firearms
- More than 225,000 contraband cigarettes
With assistance from Millbrook RCMP and Service Nova Scotia Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel & Tobacco Division, a 51-year-old man and a 15-year-old youth, both from Millbrook First Nation, were safely taken into custody and later released on conditions.
The 51-year-old will be charged with:
- Contravention of Use, Storage, Handling and Transport Regulations;
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device;
- Possession of a Prohibited Device Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized;
- Selling Tobacco Products and Raw Leaf Tobacco;
- Possessing Tobacco on Which Tax has Not Been Paid (Nova Scotia Revenue Act);
- Possessing Tobacco Not Bearing a Prescribed Mark (Nova Scotia Revenue Act);
- Unlawfully Possessing Unstamped Tobacco (Excise Act, 2001);
The youth, who was in possession of a 3D printed firearm at the time of their arrest, will be facing the following charges:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm;
- Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized;
- Possession of Weapon Obtained by Commission of Offence;
- Manufactures or Transfers Firearms/Weapons Knowing It Is Unauthorized;
- Possession of Computer Data for Purpose of Manufacturing/Trafficking Firearm;
The 15-year-old is appearing in Truro Provincial Youth Court on May 6 and the 51-year-old is due in Truro Provincial Court on May 8.
