ONTARIO’S Peel Regional Police officers from 21 Division’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) seized an illegal firearm during a traffic stop in Brampton, bringing the number of illegal firearms seized by Peel Regional Police this year to 112.
On Monday, August 10, at approximately 2:20 a.m., police investigated a vehicle in the area of Cedarbrook Road and Edgewater Court. Officers observed three occupants in the vehicle and during the interaction, one of the occupant’s provided officers with a false name before fleeing the area on foot.
Officers searched the vehicle and located a loaded illegal handgun with a magazine containing ammunition.
The individual who fled was later located in another area and arrested. Police subsequently learned he was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Alberta.
29-year-old Navjot Singh of Innisfail, Alberta, 29-year-old Harkomal Singh of Brampton, and 23- year-old Mohobbatbir Randhawa of Brampton, are each charged with:
Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There was Firearm
Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
Tampering with Serial Number of Firearm
Navjot Singh is additionally charged with:
Obstruct Peace Officer
Fail to Comply with Undertaking
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 21 Division CIB at 905-453-2121, ext. 2133.
