21-year-old charged after police seize multiple firearms

Guns and cash seized by Windsor police. (Source: WPS)

Windsor police officers have arrested a 21-year-old suspect after seizing multiple firearms and $36,000 in cash in west Windsor.

Members of the Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit (DIGS) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Watkins Street shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday.

During their search, officers located and seized a Remington sawed-off shotgun, a loaded Taurus handgun and a Smith & Wesson revolver.

They also recovered 48 rounds of ammunition, $36,000 in Canadian currency, and nine Oxycodone tablets.

As a result, 21-year-old Lah Mu Taw has been charged with the following offences:

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x 3)
• Careless storage of a firearm (x 3)
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with readily accessible ammunition (x 2)
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of a prohibited device (x 2)

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Service DIGS Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4361. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.