'Scourge on the city': Seven arrested following 3D gun trafficking investigation in Winnipeg
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The Winnipeg Police Service has arrested seven people in connection to a 3D-printed gun investigation, which included one man who was helping operate the planning from prison.
The Winnipeg Police Service has arrested seven people in connection to a 3D-printed gun investigation, which included one man who was helping operate the planning from prison.
Police said the investigation started in November 2023 after concerns from local metal fabricators were shared. They told police they had been approached about making parts for 3D handguns.
Investigators allege Blake Ellison-Crate, 25, who was already in prison for charges related to 3D guns, had been giving direction to a criminal network on how to manufacture and distribute the guns.
"He was directing individuals to traffic and to print these guns and he was actually schooling individuals on how to traffic and how to assemble his firearms," said Insp. Elton Hall.
On March 20, 2024, police executed four search warrants and arrested three people.
Danielle Deleau, 25, was charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, Kinew Daniels, 25, was charged with multiple weapons-related offences, and Michael Rivers, 26, was charged with multiple weapons-related offences as well as three counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
Both Daniels and Rivers remain in custody.
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