NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WASAGA BEACH - On Dec. 10, 2020, members of the Huronia West OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a residence in Wasaga Beach.
Officers seized two handguns from inside the residence, one of which was loaded. A conducted energy weapon (commonly referred to as a 'Taser') and a set of brass knuckles were also seized along with 100 grams of suspected cocaine and drug trafficking materials.
Four individuals, including 34-year-old Trevor McLaren of Wasaga Beach, 26-year-old Nicole Santoro of Wasaga Beach, 23-year-old Matthew Pickering of Markham, and a young offender who can't be identified are charged with the following:
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to Section 88 of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, or prohibited device contrary to Section 92(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm contrary to Section 91(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm contrary to Section 92(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada. (Prohibited revolver and restricted handgun)
• Careless storage of firearm contrary to Section 86(1)
• Possession of a firearm obtained by crime contrary to Section 96(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a loaded restricted firearm contrary to Section 95(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tempered with contrary to Section 109(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
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