Gun and Ammunition Seized Following Traffic Stop

Region of Peel - Officers from 11 Division have charged a Toronto man with firearms related offences following a traffic stop in Mississauga.

On Sunday, March 31, 2019 officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Argentia Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga. During the traffic stop, officers observed a quantity of marijuana readily available to the driver as well as a handgun. A Taurus G2C 9mm handgun and ammunition were seized.

Jahvar Green, a 21 year-old man from Toronto, was arrested and charged with numerous firearms offences. He appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on April 1, 2019 for a bail hearing.

Anyone with information pertaining to this matter is asked to contact the 11 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453-3311, ext. 1133.  Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

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N/R: 19-101

Inc: PR19-0117067