Firearm Seized During Traffic Stop; 30 Guns Removed From Peel Streets This Year
Region of Peel – Officers from 12 Division’s Community Intervention and Response Team (CIRT) seized an illegal firearm during a stop in Mississauga.
On March 15, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers investigated a vehicle for a Cannabis Act offence near Derry Road East and Goreway Drive. During the investigation, officers located a loaded illegal handgun.
Both occupants of the vehicle were arrested and held in custody pending a bail hearing for the following:
Keion Bynoe, a 21-year-old man from Brampton is charged with:
- Carrying Concealed Weapon
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Posession of a Loaded Prohbited or Restricted Firearm
Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing there was a Firearm
Elizabeth Akua Frimpomaa, a 20-year-old woman from Mississauga is charged with:
- Carrying Concealed Weapon
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Posession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing there was a Firearm
- Drive Vehicle or Boat with Cannabis Readily Available
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators at 905-453-3311. Information may also be provided anonymously through Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at peelcrimestoppers.ca.
QUICK FACTS
- This year, 30 crime guns have been seized across the region, comparable to the same period in 2025
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