Police seize 173 guns, arrest 42, in large cross-border trafficking investigation

A year-long, cross-border firearms trafficking investigation has led to the arrests of 42 people and the seizure of 173 guns in Canada and the U.S, Toronto police said on Tuesday. Among the accused are Canadians who allegedly sold guns acquired in the United States to undercover officers in Toronto. Many of the guns were legally purchased in the U.S. states of Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Texas, police said. Others were from Barrie, Ont., Pickering, Ont., Whitby, Ont. The investigation was launched by the Toronto Police Services Gun and Gang Task Force in March 2022.