Nova Scotia man charged in connection to 3D firearm investigation

The Canada Border Services Agency intercepted two suspicious parcels addressed to a home in Meaghers Grant in Spring 2022, with each package containing five firearm suppressors

CityNews Halifax Staff

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A 30-year-old Meaghers Grant man is facing a laundry list of charges in connection to a 3D firearm investigation.

The Canada Border Services Agency intercepted two suspicious parcels addressed to a home in Meaghers Grant in Spring 2022, with each package containing five firearm suppressors.

Then in July 2022, CBSA investigators arrested Gordon Victor Julien of Meaghers Grant for smuggling and executed a search warrant at his home.

During the search, CBSA found and seized one 3D firearm with suppressor, 3D firearm components, one prohibited handgun, a large amount of cash, and 40 3D-printed glock switches which enable semi-automatic firearms to be fully automatic.

As a result, Julien is facing a laundry list of charges including weapons trafficking, making automatic firearms, and possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking, among others.

“Keeping restricted and prohibited firearms and weapons out of Canada is an enforcement priority that CBSA officers and investigators take seriously,” said Dominic Mallette, Director, Intelligence & Enforcement, Atlantic Region, CBSA.

“Thanks to the great work accomplished in collaboration with the RCMP, we’ve successfully dismantled a suspected 3D firearms manufacturing operation in Nova Scotia.”

Julien was released by the courts on conditions, and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court in March.