A 33-year-old Aurora man has been arrested and charged with making and smuggling 3D-printed guns.
Reza Nezamabadi, 33, was arrested at his Aurora home on Nov. 12, where officers from Canada Border Services Agency’s Ontario firearms smuggling enforcement team found several 3D-printed firearms, 3D printers, and other firearm accessories, according to a news release.
Nezamabadi faces nine charges, including manufacturing, smuggling, importation, and possession offences, the CBSA said.
CBSA officers were tipped off after border staff at the international mail and cargo processing facilities in Mississauga and Vancouver intercepted multiple falsely declared packages, all headed to the same address.
The packages contained various illegal firearm devices and 3D manufacturing equipment, which are typically used to build AR-15 (semi-automatic rifle) style firearms, according to the CBSA.
During the Nov. 12 search of Nezamabadi’s house, officers seized four 3D-manufactured prohibited firearms, two 3D-printed prohibited devices, one 3D-printed restricted firearm, two 3D printers, multiple prohibited suppressors and suppressor parts, as well as various additional AR parts, tools, and accessories.
“Border services officers work tirelessly to stop the importation and exportation of contraband," director of CBSA's Ontario firearms smuggling enforcement team Abeid Morgan said in a news release. "Our intelligence and criminal investigations team were vigilant throughout the investigation into this attempt at cross-border smuggling and successfully prevented these illicit firearms and prohibited devices from reaching our communities.”
York Regional Police emergency response unit assisted.
In all, Nezamabadi faces nine charges, including:
- two counts of smuggling prohibited devices
- two counts of unauthorized importation of a prohibited device
- one count of manufacturing firearms
- one count of unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm, a 3D-printed Glock-style lower receiver
- one count of unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, four 3D-printed AR-style lower receivers
- two counts of unauthorized possession of prohibited devices, two 3D-printed AR-style upper receivers, and multiple suppressors
The charges have not yet been proven in court. Nezamabadi is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 8, 2025.
