Windsor police arrested two suspects after seizing numerous illegal firearms and recovering three stolen motorcycles.
The Windsor Police Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit (DIGS) obtained a search warrant for an Ottawa Street residence suspected of housing illegal firearms.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, with assistance from the Emergency Services Unit (ESU), officers went to the residence to execute the warrant.
Officers took the two occupants, a 50-year-old man and a 40-year-old man, into custody without incident.
Following the arrests, DIGS officers searched the home with help from K9 Officer Rolex.
Police say the search found the following property:
- Smith & Wesson .40 calibre handgun (with defaced serial number)
- Cooey 12 gauge shotgun (sawed off)
- Savage Model 10 .308 calibre rifle (broken in half)
- Various calibres of pistol and rifle ammunition
- 6 replica firearms (3 pistols and 3 rifles)
- 3 stolen motorcycles
The 50-year-old man has been charged with:
- Possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm (x 2)
- Altering a serial number on a firearm
- Possession of stolen property over $5,000 (x 3)
- Failure to …