a city of Kawartha Lakes man arrested in 2021 smuggling And the weapons charges most recently pleaded guilty to in court.
According to Canada Border Services AgencyOn January 15, 2021, officials at the Vancouver International Mail Center examined a package declared to be a fuel filter. The package contained three firearm suppressors (also known as silencers), which are banned in Canada.
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was sent to investigate CBSE’s Northern Ontario Region Criminal Investigation Division.
On February 17, 2021, the CBSA with the support of the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, executed a search warrant at a residence in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Investigators recovered a banned handgun, a replica handgun, a shotgun, two rifles, a stun gun, a stun gun-flashlight, a set of brass knuckles, a butterfly knife, two switchblades, three nunchucks, 21 throwing stars and a blowtorch. Seized the gun.
At that point, Lawrence Brazeau was arrested and faced 27 chargesincluding three each of smuggling and one unauthorized importation of a prohibited weapon and 21 other firearms and weapons related charges.
The agency says that on January 24, 2023, Brazeau pleaded guilty to the prohibited weapons charge. He received a 10-year ban for possessing firearms and a lifetime ban for possessing a prohibited or restricted weapon, as well as a fine.
“This demonstrates the hard work and diligence of CBSA Border Services officers and CBSA investigators to keep firearms and prohibited equipment out of Canada,” said Stephanie Chenier, CBSA’s acting regional director general at the time of the arrest. “This seizure is a great example of how our close partnership with the OPP deters illegal activity and protects our communities.”
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