Police Seize Hundreds of Firearms in a Canada-Wide Operation Targeting 3D Printed Guns

The police have confirmed that the searches conducted as part of a Canada-Wide operation has led to the arrest of 45 people, and 440 guns have been seized, as well as 52 3D-printers.

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), “as part of the Équipe Intégrée de lute au traffic d’armes (EILTA) Montréal – alongside members from Sûreté du Québec, Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, and the Canada Border Services Agency – the RCMP participated in Project Reproduction, a nationwide operation to crack down on the manufacturing and trafficking of privately made firearms (PMFs).”

The raid, which took place on Tuesday involved police partners from across the country. The police said they conducted searches in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The police says Project Reproduction is part of their efforts to “disrupt the flow of illegal firearms in Canada and fight Gun violence.”

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