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2 Winnipeggers arrested for allegedly importing, manufacturing homemade stun guns

A man and woman face multiple firearms and trafficking-related charges after Winnipeg police say they were importing homemade stun guns and materials to make their own.

Cattle prod, body armour, guns, ammunition, drugs among items seized by police

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Winnipeg police began an investigation after being alerted by the Canadian Border Services Agency about suspicious packages being sent to a house. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)

A man and woman face multiple firearms and trafficking-related charges after Winnipeg police say they imported homemade stun guns and materials to make their own.

A raid at a house in the city's Transcona neighbourhood turned up guns, ammunition, a cattle prod and various drugs, police said in a news release on Friday.

They were first alerted by the Canadian Border Services Agency in mid-January about suspicious packages being sent to a house.

That prompted a police investigation into the importation and manufacturing of stun guns, and the execution of a search warrant at the Transcona house on Tuesday.

A 43-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were arrested and the following items were seized:

  • .22-calibre rifle with ammunition.
  • .22-calibre shotgun with ammunition.
  • Homemade conducted energy weapons, including a cattle prod.
  • Materials used in the manufacturing of conducted energy weapons.
  • Quantities of OxyContin and Xanax.
  • Body armour.
  • 3D printer.

Both the man and woman face charges of possession of weapons, trafficking in drugs and weapons trafficking.

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