Whitby man arrested in Mississauga drug bust after gun discovered
Published September 26, 2022 at 6:02 pm
A man and a woman face numerous charges after a minor drug bust in Mississauga resulted in the discovery of a loaded handgun.
On September 17, two Peel Regional Police officers with the Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (STEP) team were on a routine patrol.
The pair spotted a car around 10:30 p.m. near Edwards Blvd and Derry Rd. Police allege that a man and woman were in the car smoking pot.
The officers searched the car and the pair and found a loaded Ruger 9mm pistol.
Darryl Graham, a 36 of Whitby is charged with unauthorized possession of a gun, unauthorized possession of a loaded or restricted gun, knowingly possessing a gun while unauthorized, unauthorized possession of a gun in a car, possession of a gun against a court order and care or control of a car with cannabis readily available.
Graham was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Brampton courthouse.
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Additionally, Nicole MacNeil, 34 of Toronto, was also charged with the above gun possession charges. She was released from custody with conditions.
“Despite being bound by a total of seven different firearm prohibition orders, the accused Darryl Graham has once again been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm, which poses a significant risk to our community. Our service is committed to keep ensuring that individuals found in possession of illegal firearms are held accountable. I am very pleased with the efforts here, which resulted in one more handgun being removed from our streets,” said Nick Milinovich, Deputy Chief of Investigative & Emergency Services Command
The Peel Police STEP unit has been working to reduce gun and gang-related crime across the Region since 2007. The unit targets high-crime areas with a focus on preventative measures, intelligence gathering, investigations and enforcement of gun, gang and drug offences.
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