Toronto/CMEDIA: Over a dozen charges are being faced by A 24-year-old Hamilton man for allegedly smuggling guns from the U.S. into Canada.
An “intelligence-led” investigation was launched in March by the Members of the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which includes the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into allegations of importation of firearms and prohibited devices across the border.
A man in Burlington, identified as Daniel Menezes was arrested On April 16 by the officers in connection with the investigation
Police did not say how many firearms Menezes allegedly tried to smuggle across the border.
19 charges have been laid by the police against Menezes, including two counts of importing a firearm knowing it’s unauthorized, two counts of unauthorized importation of a firearm, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited device and two counts of possession of a firearm knowing it’s unauthorized.
Menezes was remanded into custody, Police said and is scheduled to appear at a Milton court on May 14.
According to the OPP, members of BEST are responsible for identifying, investigating, dismantling, and prosecuting individuals involved in organized criminal activities with a nexus to the international border.
