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CBC
09-05-2025
- CBC
Alleged Toronto gun trafficker on Canada's most wanted list arrested in U.S.
One of Canada's most wanted men, previously convicted in a Toronto firearm trafficking investigation, has been arrested in the United States after nearly four years on the run. The 43-year-old man from Toronto was located by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Atlanta region on Wednesday, Toronto police said in a news release on Friday. In 2018, Toronto police arrested the same man as part of an investigation called Project Patton for his involvement with an organized street gang called Five Point Generalz accused of trafficking firearms over the U.S. border. The operation resulted in 75 arrests and the seizure of 78 firearms, which at the time were estimated by police to have been sold for around $4,000 each in Toronto. The man was convicted in 2020 for multiple firearm trafficking offences connected with Project Patton and sentenced to nine years in custody in absentia in 2021 as he did not appear for his court date. He was put on Canada's 25 most wanted list, run by the BOLO Program, a project operated by a Canadian charity to alert the public about dangerous criminals, and a reward of up to $50,000 was being offered for information leading to his arrest. He remains in U.S. custody and is awaiting extradition to Canada, police said.
Global News
09-05-2025
- Global News
U.S. police arrest Ontario gun trafficker on Canada's most wanted list
A wanted, convicted gun trafficker that Toronto police have been looking for has been found and arrested south of the border by American authorities. Toronto Police say Kamar Cunningham, 43, was located by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Atlanta, Ga., region on Wednesday. Cunningham was arrested as part of Project Patton in June 2018 for his involvement in an organized crime ring that trafficked firearms over the U.S. border. Seventy-five people were arrested in Project Patton, which at the time resulted in the single largest seizure of firearms in Toronto's history. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Two years later, on Nov. 27, 2020, Cunningham was convicted of several firearms trafficking charges. On May 4, 2021, he was sentenced in absentia to nine years in custody, but Cunningham did not appear for his court date. Cunningham had been released on bail for a third time and skipped his sentencing, police said at the time. Story continues below advertisement Police have been searching for Cunningham and he was put on Canada's 25 most wanted list, run by the BOLO Program. A reward of up to $50,000 was being offered for any information leading to the capture of Cunningham. Cunningham is being held pending extradition to Canada, Toronto Police said. Global News has produced two episodes about Cunningham on Crime Beat — a show that looks into some of Canada's most infamous criminal cases.
Global News
02-05-2025
- Global News
B.C. fugitive returned to Canada after 3-year international investigation
A B.C. fugitive has been returned to Canada after an international investigation that spanned three years. Cody Casey cut off his ankle bracelet and fled Canada while out on bail in April 2022, according to Vancouver police. This sparked an investigation that spanned 14 countries. Casey was arrested in the Middle East on Oct. 5, 2024, by Royal Oman Police and returned to Canada last week following a six-month extradition process. 'This was a complex, multi-jurisdictional investigation that required extraordinary collaboration and perseverance,' Insp. Phil Heard, commanding officer of Vancouver Police Department's organized crime section, said in a statement. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We are grateful to our partners across Canada and abroad, including the RCMP, the Bolo Program, and the Royal Oman Police, for their unwavering support in bringing Cody Casey back to face justice.' Story continues below advertisement Casey was initially charged in 2020 with 17 criminal offences, including the production and trafficking of fentanyl, as well as numerous firearms-related charges following an investigation by the Vancouver Police Department. He disappeared weeks before his trial was scheduled to start. Casey was named Canada's third most wanted person by the BOLO Program, which announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Police said investigators worked with agencies in 14 countries and the investigation eventually led to Oman, where Casey was arrested. 'We have a duty to bring fugitives to justice. There can be no safe haven for those trying to evade the law,' Liam Price, RCMP's director general of international special services, said. 'RCMP Federal Policing collaborates with police across Canada and around the world to ensure that individuals who commit serious crimes are held accountable.' Casey was formally returned to Vancouver by VPD officers on April 24. He appeared in B.C. provincial court and remains in custody.
