**Toronto Man Faces Multiple Gun and Drug Charges After Traffic Stop Near Pearson Airport**
A Toronto man is facing a range of gun and drug charges following a late-night traffic stop near Pearson Airport in Mississauga, where police recovered a loaded firearm and drugs.
According to a Peel Regional Police news release issued Tuesday, officers from the Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (STEP) team investigated a vehicle in a parking lot at Matheson Boulevard East and Satellite Drive around 12:40 a.m. this past Sunday. The car was parked in a complex parking lot with one man inside.
Police reported that the occupant attempted to hide a satchel while speaking with investigators. A subsequent search uncovered the firearm and drugs.
The Peel police STEP team specializes in targeting criminals who pose significant threats to public safety, particularly those involved with guns and violent offenses.
Kevin Mayne, 48, of Toronto, faces numerous charges including:
– Unauthorized possession of a firearm
– Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
– Unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
– Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
– Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device, or ammunition
– Occupant of a motor vehicle aware of the firearm
– Tampering with the serial number of a firearm
– Possession of a firearm contrary to a court order
– Possession for the purpose of trafficking
Mayne was held pending a bail hearing in Brampton court.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Peel police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3504, or to reach out to Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
In a separate series of incidents, the Peel police STEP team recently arrested seven men and seized nine guns in various traffic stops near Pearson Airport.
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