Toronto police announced today they have arrested six suspects and laid 260 criminal charges after an eight-month investigation into an armed organized crime group involved in illegal gun trafficking.
Police seized 62 illegal firearms, including five AR-15 semi-automatic carbine-style rifles, three AK-style firearms, one of which was loaded with 61 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, 51 Glock-style semi-automatic handguns, 31 magazines, and assorted ammunition.
“Every one of these guns was destined for our streets; our communities,” said Police Chief James Ramer in a Dec. 5 release.
Of the 62 firearms seized in the investigation dubbed “Project Barbell,” four AR-15-type guns had no serial numbers and were untraceable. Fifty-eight were traced, and of those, 57 were traced to the United States, specifically Arizona and Texas. One firearm was traced back to Ontario and found to be a stolen gun from a break-and-enter crime in 2021….