Toronto police say they’ve busted a local smuggling ring that was bringing handguns from the U.S. into the GTA for sale to local criminals and street gangs. “They (handguns) only have one purpose … to kill and maim,” Deputy Chief James Ramer said at a press conference on Wednesday. Twenty-five of the handguns were smuggled in the gas tank of a rental Nissan Rogue that was driven by a Toronto woman across the Peace Bridge into Fort Erie on the evening of Oct. 31, police said. Article Continued Below“The gas tank had to be essentially taken apart and made into two pieces,” Belanger said. A gas tank cut open to reveal dozens of concealed handguns.

Source: thestar November 07, 2018 17:15 UTC