Saskatchewan RCMP state that a man was taken into custody when over 60 firearms and 10,000 rounds of ammunition were confiscated in a firearm trafficking investigation on Wednesday. firearm trafficking investigation on Wednesday.
The Prince Albert Reduction Team started investigating in early 2024, leading them to a residence in the Viellardville area. Crime “Dozens of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been removed from the underground market, and potentially from getting into criminal hands throughout Saskatchewan,” said RCMP Sgt. Ryan How.
The team found 40 rifles, two handguns and approximately 20 other firearms in different states of disassemble.
It also found more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, crates of illegal cigarettes, stolen coins and jewelry, and cocaine and methamphetamine.
RCMP arrested 56-year-old Steven Bondy from Hudson Bay, Sask., and charged him with weapons trafficking, as well as being in possession of illegal firearms, drugs and stolen property.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Nipawin on March 13.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Nipawin on March 13.
