North Bay police arrest two, seize drugs, 3D-printed firearms and weapons

Ontario Provincial Police, along with local agencies in northern Ontario, and beyond made several arrests recently as part of an operation that was conducted across the country to crackdown on the manufacturing and trade of privately-made guns.

Two individuals were arrested in North Bay recently for an investigation into 3D-printed firearms.

“Two people face multiple firearm-related charges after the OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team and North Bay Police Service (NBPS) seized a 3D printer, loaded 3D printed firearms, ammunition and suspected fentanyl,” said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, in a recent social media post.

Images shared on social networks show two 3D-printed handguns and a 3D-printer found in a home.

“Thank you to the OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team for their ongoing partnership in cases like this,” said the NBPS in a subsequent social media post.

“Working together we are helping make all Ontario communities safer.”

Carrique said that investigators in this type of case do good work.

CTV News has reached out to OPP and the North Bay Police Service for more details surrounding the investigation and arrest – those requests for comment have not yet been returned.

As part of a recent North Bay arrest, police seized a loaded 3D-printed firearm, ammunition, and a suspected amount of fentanyl. (Supplied/OPP)Check back to CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca for updates on this story as they become available.