Investigation Leads to Firearm and Drug Charges

Region of Peel - Officers from the Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (STEP) team recover a loaded firearm and a quantity of drugs after a proactive investigation.

On Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 12:40 a.m., STEP officers investigated a motor vehicle in the parking lot of a complex located near Matheson Boulevard East and Satellite Drive in the City of Mississauga.  

The lone occupant of the vehicle attempted to conceal a satchel while speaking to investigators. As a result of the investigation, Kevin Mayne, a 48-year-old man from Toronto was charged with the following:

• Unauthorized possession of firearm
• Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device, or ammunition
• Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was firearm
• Tampering with serial number of firearm
• Possession of firearm contrary to order
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking

Mayne’s firearm prohibition relates to previous convictions for assault and forcible confinement. He was transported to 12 Division and held pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Anyone with information about this matter can contact the Specialized Enforcement Bureau at (905) 453-2121, extension 3504. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca. 

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