Loaded gun, other weapons found inside Mississauga home; man faces multiple charges

Published July 23, 2025 at 2:51 pm

A Mississauga man faces a rash of firearm charges after police found a loaded gun and other improperly stored weapons and ammunition inside a home in the city’s north end earlier this week.

Peel Regional Police said officers seized an illegal loaded Glock handgun and a number of improperly stored registered firearms and ammunition after executing a search warrant on Monday at a residence near Brandon Gate Drive and Morning Star Drive in Malton, near Toronto Pearson Airport.

A man was arrested a short time later.

Sean Reid, 35, of Mississauga, is charged with:

unauthorized possession of a firearm
knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
possession of a loaded restricted firearm
careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (three counts)
possession of property obtained by crime

He was held for a bail hearing and made a first appearance in Brampton court.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 2133, or call Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.