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Items seized as a result of a CBSA search warrant.Photo by HANDOUT /Canadian Border Services Agency
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Two men from London, Ont., are facing weapon and drug charges following a Canada Border Services Agency probe that started with the seizure of several weapon parts at an international mail-processing facility in Mississauga.
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In October, border services officers at the international mail- and cargo-processing facility in Mississauga intercepted a silencer being imported from China as well as a parcel containing a 50-round drum magazine coming from the U.S.
Both packages were destined for the same address, CBSA said in a news release.
In May following an extensive investigation, members of the CBSA’s Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at a London address with help from London Police.
Carfentanil seized during the execution of a search warrant. CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY
Among the items seized were privately manufactured firearms, firearm parts, a 3-D printer, 35 g of cocaine, 24.5 g of the synthetic opioid carfentanil, oxycodone and boric acid.
Benito Schiavone, 33, and Modesto Dino Schiavone, 57, were charged with multiple firearm and drug possession offences.
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