(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) - Two individuals from Brampton are facing Criminal Code (CC) charges related to weapons trafficking after an eight-month investigation.
In February 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Border Drug Interdiction Task Force (BDIT) began an intelligence-led investigation into alleged cocaine trafficking. On Thursday, September 11, 2025, investigators identified a northbound tractor-trailer linked to the ongoing investigation, originating in Toronto. The tractor-trailer was subsequently stopped at a Ministry of Transportation inspection station near Temiskaming Shores. A search warrant was executed on the tractor-trailer with assistance from:
- OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau
- OPP Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team
- OPP North East Region Community Street Crime Units
- OPP Canine Unit
- Temiskaming OPP
The search warrant led to the seizure of 72 illegal handguns and 66 prohibited devices. Preliminary tracing results from the Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario-managed Firearms Analysis and Tracing Enforcement (FATE) Program indicate all handguns originated in the United States.
As a result of this investigation, Balraj SINGH, age 31 of Brampton, has been charged with the following offences:
- Weapons trafficking, s. 99(1) CC - 72 counts
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking - cocaine, s. 5(2) of the Controlled drugs and Substances Act
The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on a later date.
Kawalbir SINGH, age 21 of Brampton, has been charged with 72 counts of weapons trafficking, contrary to s. 99(1) of the CC.
The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.