AIR MAIL FAIL: Man, 22, busted after gun found in parcel at Pearson airport
A search warrant later executed in North York allegedly led to the seizure of two more handguns, ammunition and illicit drugs
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A 22-year-old man is accused of trafficking firearms through the mail after a parcel containing a 9mm handgun was intercepted at a Toronto airport late last year.
Peel Regional Police say investigators from the Airport Division Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) subsequently arrested the Toronto man for numerous drug and weapon offences.
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A package containing a suspected firearm was intercepted at a parcel screening center at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Nov. 2, 2024, Deputy Chief Marc Andrews said in a statement released Friday.
He said police took custody of the package, which was destined for Manitoba, and located “an illegal Glock 19” along with “a prohibited magazine containing ammunition.”
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“After a lengthy investigation, the Airport Division CIB identified the sender of the package and executed a search warrant at a residence in North York,” Andrews said.
Officers allegedly seized two handguns, ammunition and various illicit drugs that included 1.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine, as well as an undisclosed amount of suspected Percocet, methamphetamine and cannabis.
Investigators identified a suspect and arrested him on May 16.
Jayden Edwards-Reid is charged with firearms trafficking; three counts of unauthorized possession of firearm; three counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon; three counts of knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm; four counts of careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition; two counts of possession of a prohibited device; careless storage of ammunition; and possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the Airport Division CIB at 905-453-2121, ext. 3133, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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