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2 charged after guns, 'homemade silencer' seized from Windsor home: police

CBC
·1 min read
Windsor police cruisers are shown outside headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit)
Windsor police cruisers are shown outside headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit)

A man and a woman are facing gun-related charges as a result of a recent Windsor police investigation.

According to a media release on Thursday, police obtained a warrant and searched a home on Pierre Avenue on Wednesday night.

"As a result of the search, officers located illegal firearms, ammunition, prohibited magazines and a homemade silencer," the police service said.

Windsor police have released an image of evidence seized in a firearms investigation that resulted in two arrests.
Windsor police have released an image of evidence seized in a firearms investigation that resulted in two arrests.(Windsor Police)

Two suspects were arrested without incident, police said.

A 24-year-old man is facing numerous firearms related charges including possession of a firearm while prohibited and and possession of a prohibited device. There are six separate charges and 30 counts among them.

A 27-year-old woman is facing nine counts in total with most of the charges related to firearms or ammunition.

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