Men charged with making illegal guns
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This article was published 09/12/2022 (1042 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg police have busted a criminal network that made and sold illegal 3D-printed guns.
Police said investigators believe the network paid legitimate 3D-printer businesses to make handgun parts, specifically lower receiver assemblies, which were used to make functional pistols.
Police executed a search warrant at a home on the 3000 block of Pembina Highway on Nov. 2, where they seized 3D-printers, laptops, cellphones and filament used in 3D printers. Police believe 15 receivers were built there.
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Police said investigators believe the network paid legitimate 3D-printer businesses to make handgun parts, specifically lower receiver assemblies, which were used to make functional pistols.
A 30-year-old man faces weapons trafficking charges; he was released on an undertaking.
On Nov. 9, investigators executed on a warrant on the 400 block of Tim Sale Drive, where they seized 3D-printers, laptops, cellphones and filament used in 3D printers. Police think seven receivers were made there.
A 19-year-old man faces the same charges; he was released on an undertaking.
On Dec. 7, police arrested a 45-year-old man in relation to 3D-printed receivers, but he was released with the authorization of Crown prosecutors.
— staff