A Manitoba man was given jail time after he pleaded guilty in a Steinbach Court for manufacturing and possessing unauthorized firearms.
The charges stem from an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after a package destined for the RM of Hanover was intercepted in Toronto in September 2021. The package was labelled furniture brackets but contained firearm components needed to make a 3D-printed Glock-type pistol also known as Ghost Guns
Investigators executed a search warrant in December 2021 where officers seized two 3D-printed Glock-pattern pistols, a 3D printer, three non-restricted firearms, digital devices and a personal quantity of ammunition.
Officers charged 35-year-old Ryan Buhler with a number of offences.
On November 3, 2022, Buhler was sentenced to a three-year and a two-year jail term to be served concurrently for one count of Unauthorized firearm manufacturing, Section 99 of the Criminal Code and one count of Unauthorized firearm possession knowing its possession is unauthorized, Section 92 of the Criminal Code. Other charges were stayed as part of a plea agreement.
‘Ghost guns’ are a serious and growing risk, and the CBSA and other law enforcement agencies are stepping up efforts to address them. I want to thank CBSA employees for their hard work to protect our communities,” said The Honourable Marco E.L. Mendocino, Minister of Public Safety
— Feature photo courtesy CBSA
