Impaired driving call leads police to seize loaded firearm in Mississauga
Published February 14, 2021 at 5:54 pm
A Mississauga man is facing numerous charges following a recent police investigation on Saturday morning.
At 7:38 a.m. on February 13, officers attended a possible impaired driving call in the area of Rathburn Road East and Central Parkway East in Mississauga.
The driver was arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Impaired.
“Further investigation led to police seizing a loaded black and silver Ruger SR9 9mm, prohibited, semi-automatic handgun and a quantity of a substance believed to be cocaine,” police said.
41 year old Mississauga man Rakeshwar Kisun is charged with the following:
- Operating a Vehicle While Impaired
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was a Firearm
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Possession of Firearm, Contrary to Order
- Possess Firearm with Altered Serial Number
- Failure or Refusal to Comply With Demand
- Possession of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine
Kisun was held for a bail hearing and appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton the same day.
Photo: Peel police handout
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