CBSA investigation leads to firearm manufacturing and possession charges for an Aurora man

January 6, 2024          
Mississauga, ON   

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to stopping illegal firearm manufacturers and protecting our communities.

The CBSA announced today that an arrest has been made for multiple firearms and prohibited devices related offences following an extensive investigation led by the CBSA’s Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team (OFSET). The OFSET is a group of CBSA criminal investigators, intelligence analysts, and intelligence officers dedicated to investigating firearms smuggling throughout the province.

Border Services Officers at the international mail and cargo processing facilities in Mississauga and Vancouver intercepted multiple falsely declared packages destined to the same address. The packages were found to contain various prohibited firearm devices and 3D manufacturing equipment, typically used to build AR-15 (semi-automatic rifle) style firearms.

On November 12, 2024, CBSA officers executed a search warrant at the accused’s residence in Aurora, and 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.

The CBSA would like to thank the York Regional Police Emergency Response Unit for their assistance.

Reza Nezamabadi (33 years old) of Aurora, Ontario has been charged with nine manufacturing, smuggling, importation, and possession offences:

• 2 x s.159 (1) Customs Act – Smuggling prohibited devices;
• 2 x s. 104 (1) (a) Criminal Code - Unauthorized Importation Prohibited Device;
• 1x s. 99 (1) Criminal Code - Manufacturing firearms;
• 1 x s. 92 (1) Criminal Code - Unauthorized possession of restricted firearm, knowing unauthorized (one (1) 3D printed Glock style lower receiver;
• 1 x s. 92 (1) Criminal Code - Unauthorized possession of prohibited firearm, knowing unauthorized (four (4) 3D printed AR style lower receivers; 
• 2 x s. 92 (2) Criminal Code - Unauthorized possession of prohibited devices, knowing unauthorized (two (2) 3D printed AR style upper receivers and multiple suppressors).

Nezamabadi is scheduled to appear in court on January 8, 2025.

If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, including firearms smuggling, please contact the CBSA Border Watch Line toll-free at 1-888-502-9060, or visit us online.