Pair charged after 13 guns, 20K rounds of ammunition seized: Manitoba RCMP

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Global News · collected 2026-10-05 · by Tavi Dhillon

Quick Summary

Manitoba RCMP reported that following searches on September 11 in the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, police seized thirteen firearms—including two sawed-off guns—and approximately 20,000 rounds of ammunition from homes in Pipeline Road and Griffin Way. The operation was conducted by MILET based on information provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Two men, aged 48 and 38, were arrested; both face multiple firearms-related charges including possession without a licence and tampering with serial numbers.
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Story summary

On September 11, Manitoba RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) conducted searches of homes in the RM of West St. Paul on Pipeline Road and Griffin Way, leading to the arrest of two men. The operation resulted in the seizure of thirteen firearms, including two sawed-off guns, as well as several high-capacity magazines modified to hold more ammunition and about 20,000 rounds of ammo. RCMP Supt. Jeff Asmundson praised the collaboration between law enforcement agencies for effectively removing illegal weapons from the community.

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Claims extracted
10
claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
10%
1 of 10 hedged
Leaning
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Correction & hedging signals
63.7
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Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Narrative spread
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articles carrying this framing
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Story

📰 Gun Seizure Manitoba RCMP
Crime & Law · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Tavi Dhillon
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Topics

CBSA MILET RCMP the Manitoba Integrated Law Enforcement Team the Manitoba RCMP

Subjects

CBSA ORG · 2× MILET ORG · 2× RCMP ORG · 2× the Manitoba RCMP ORG · 2× Jeff Asmundson PERSON · 1× West St. Paul GPE · 1× the Canada Border Services Agency ORG · 1× the Manitoba Integrated Law Enforcement Team ORG · 1× the RM of West St. Paul GPE · 1×

Narrative

Get breaking National news Two men were arrested following those searches. “Thanks to the positive working relationship shared between law enforcement and the CBSA, our officers were able to remove illegal firearms and firearms that were illegally possessed from the community,” RCMP Supt. Jeff Asmundson, officer in charge of MILET, said in the news release.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

Two men have been arrested after searches of their homes led to the seizure of more than a dozen guns, the Manitoba RCMP said. asserted
RCMP → arrest → guns
Officers with the Manitoba Integrated Law Enforcement Team (MILET) searched the homes in the RM of West St. Paul on Sept. 11, in response to information shared by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the RCMP said in a news release. asserted
RCMP → search → release
Police searched homes on Pipeline Road and Griffin Way. asserted
Police → search → Road
Thirteen firearms were seized from the two homes, according to the Manitoba RCMP. uncertain
firearms → seize → RCMP
Of those 13 guns, two were sawed-off. asserted
two → saw → guns
Police also seized several prohibited high-capacity magazines that were altered to hold more ammunition, as well as approximately 20,000 rounds of ammo. asserted
that → seize → ammo
Get breaking National news Two men were arrested following those searches. “Thanks to the positive working relationship shared between law enforcement and the CBSA, our officers were able to remove illegal firearms and firearms that were illegally possessed from the community,” RCMP Supt. Jeff Asmundson, officer in charge of MILET, said in the news release. asserted
Asmundson → get → release
A 48-year-old West St. Paul man is facing several charges including two counts of possessing a restricted firearm or prohibited weapon with ammunition without a licence and possessing a firearm with a tampered serial number. asserted
man → face → number
A 38-year-old man from the same RM also was charged with multiple crimes, including possession of a firearm when knowing possession is unauthorized and two counts of possession of a weapon obtained by crime. asserted
possession → charge → crime
Both suspects were remanded into custody. asserted
suspects → remand → custody
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