A second suspect in a 3D-printed gun manufacturing and trafficking investigation that began in the fall of 2022, has been arrested and charged by Winnipeg Police Service Firearms Investigation and Enforcement Unit (FIEU)
During the investigation, FIEU investigators along with members of the Canada Border Services Agency determined that a criminal network hired 3D printer services to make handgun receivers. The parts were then assembled into functioning ghost guns and sold.
Investigators arrested the first suspect on December 21, 2022, Jason Anthony Fernando, 23, was charged for his alleged involvement with two counts of Weapons Trafficking.
On January 30, 2023, the second suspect, Blake James Ellison-Crate, 24, was charged for his alleged involvement with two counts of Weapons Trafficking.
Both of the accused are in custody.
