Police intercept guns disguised as holiday gifts, arrest 42 people in major cross-border bust

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Joanna Lavoie, CP24 Web Content WriterA year-long investigation into gun trafficking has led to the arrest of 42 people and the seizure of hundreds of weapons, some of which police say were disguised as Christmas gifts in an attempt to be  smuggled across the border. ”Police said that Project Moneypenny, which was further expanded to include Durham Regional Police Service, the OPP, the US Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA), focused on dismantling the gun smuggling network and identifying and prosecuting those responsible for running and enabling it. Police also arrested 42 people, including three youth, between November 2022 and March 2023 following the execution of 49 search warrants in Toronto, Peel Region and Durham Region

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