Yarmouth, N.S., man charged with 16 smuggling and firearm offences: CBSA

The firearms which were seized at the Yarmouth residence is seen. (Source: Canada Border Services Agency)

A 25-year-old Yarmouth, N.S., man has been charged with 16 smuggling and firearm-related offences, accord to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

CBSA says they intercepted a prohibited firearm suppressor at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ont., which was heading to a residence in Yarmouth. The seizure was then referred to the CBSA Criminal Investigations Section in Halifax.

In a news release Friday, CBSA says they executed a search warrant at the home and arrested 25-year-old Ian Pierre Surette on Feb. 25.

During the search, police say they found and seized:

• 13 long guns
• four shotguns
• two handguns
• three possession and acquisition license cards
• one cellphone
• firearm ammunition
• seventeen firearms magazines
• one prohibited knife
• one homemade firearm suppressor
• two firearm barrels

As a result, Surette has been charged with:

• smuggling
• careless use – firearm (three counts)
• unsafe storage – firearm (three counts)
• possession prohibited firearm (two counts)
• possession prohibited device
• possession prohibited firearm while knowing (two counts)
• possession prohibited device while knowing
• possession prohibited firearm with ammunition  
• importation prohibited device
• importation prohibited device while knowing

Surette is set to appear in court on Oct. 26.

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