Teenage Porsche driver arrested with loaded handgun: Surrey police

A Surrey Police patch is worn by an officer at RCMP "E" Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

An 18-year-old Porsche driver is facing eight charges after his arrest early Sunday morning resulted in the seizure of a loaded handgun, police say.

Around 1:37 a.m., a white Porsche was seen in central Surrey “accelerating, driving through a red light and evading police,” the Surrey Police Service said in a statement.

Officers eventually pulled the vehicle over, arrested the teen driver and searched his vehicle.

The SPS said the B.C. Prosecution Service approved the following charges against Paramveer Singh Deol Monday morning:

• Failing to stop for police
• Operating a vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public
• Occupying a vehicle with firearm inside
• Possession of a loaded firearm without a licence
• Possession of a prohibited, restricted or non-restricted firearm without a registration certificate
• Careless transport of a firearm, 9mm pistol
• Failure to comply with release order by possessing a firearm
• Failure to comply with release order by occupying the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle

The SPS confirmed to CTV News that Deol was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, uttering threats to burn, destroy or damage, and wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer on Sept. 19, and released a day later.

Online court records show Deol remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court Tuesday morning.

Anyone with information related to the incident or the suspect is asked to contact the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 and quote file number 26-121265.