Two men from York Region have been arrested and charged after police allegedly located and seized six guns, ammunition, a number of firearm magazines, and a silencer.
Investigators said on Jan. 9, members of the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force executed a search warrant at a building near Jane Street and Highway 7 in Vaughan.
Luigi Martellacci, 71, of Bolton, and Karima Premji, 52, of Vaughan, are facing two counts each of possession of an unloaded regulated firearm and careless storage of a firearm, three counts of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, and 10 counts of possession of a prohibited device or ammunition.
The charges have not been proven in court.
They were both scheduled to appear in bail court on Jan. 9.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-2510 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
