Man facing charges for straw gun purchases
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A man is facing weapons charges for allegedly buying guns legally and handing them over to a gang member.
The Winnipeg Police Service’s firearms investigations and enforcement unit began looking into the straw purchases of a number of firearms and ammunition in March. A straw purchase is when someone serves as a proxy buyer for another person.
Police said the items were bought from a local business and then either sold or traded to a known gang member for cash or illicit drugs between July 2021 and last November.
The guns included six .22-calibre rifles, a 9mm rifle and various ammunition.
Police found and seized one of the .22-calibre rifles in September.
The police unit enforced a search warrant at an Inwood home with the help of the RCMP and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team on May 16.
Officers seized a firearms possession acquisition licence, a .50-calibre rifle, a rifle-style pellet gun, ammunition and a cellphone.
A 23-year-old Winnipeg man has been arrested and is facing two counts of
weapons trafficking. He was released from custody.
— staff