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CBC
26-05-2025
- CBC
B.C. man sentenced to 5 years in prison after investigation triggered by silencers found at airport
A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says officers intercepted three firearm suppressors at the airport in 2022, then in May 2023, CBSA and RCMP members executed search warrants at a residence and two vehicles in Nanaimo. The CBSA says officers seized illicit drugs and multiple firearms including two untraceable ghost guns, a prohibited shotgun, a rifle with a suppressor and two non-restricted rifles. It says they also found drugs including 335 grams of cocaine and 119 grams of methamphetamine. The agency says it charged Cody Edward Ranger with multiple firearm and drug possession charges last May. It says Ranger pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of unauthorized possession of a loaded firearm in Nanaimo Provincial Court last Wednesday. "The Canada Border Services Agency is committed to keeping illegal drugs and prohibited firearms out of our country and away from our communities. Our officers and criminal investigators work diligently to secure the border and ensure that those who break the law are held accountable," Nina Patel, the regional director general of CBSA's Pacific Region, said in a news release.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- CTV News
B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport
A patch is seen on the shoulder of a Canada Border Services Agency officer's uniform in Tsawwassen, B.C., Dec. 16, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport. The Canada Border Services Agency says officers intercepted three firearm suppressors at the airport in 2022, then in May 2023, CBSA and RCMP members executed search warrants at a residence and two vehicles in Nanaimo. The CBSA says officers seized illicit drugs and multiple firearms including two untraceable ghost guns, a prohibited shotgun, a rifle with a suppressor and two non-restricted rifles. It says they also found drugs including 335 grams of cocaine and 119 grams of methamphetamine. The agency says it charged Cody Edward Ranger with multiple firearm and drug possession charges last May. It says Ranger pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of unauthorized possession of a loaded firearm in Nanaimo Provincial Court last Wednesday.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- CTV News
Vancouver Island man sentenced to 5 years in prison on drug, gun charges
CBSA investigators seized multiples weapons and hundreds of grams of drugs from a Nanaimo, B.C., property, the agency said. (CBSA) A Nanaimo man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and weapons changes, according to authorities. Cody Edward Ranger was sentenced in provincial court last week for one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of possessing a loaded prohibited firearm, the Canada Border Services Agency said in a news release. The investigation into Ranger began in 2022 when border agents 'intercepted' three silencers at Vancouver International Airport, the statement from CBSA said. 'The Canada Border Services Agency is committed to keeping illegal drugs and prohibited firearms out of our country and away from our communities,' a spokesperson wrote. 'Our officers and criminal investigators work diligently to secure the border and ensure that those who break the law are held accountable.' In 2023 a search of a home and two vehicles in Nanaimo resulted in the seizure of multiple firearms – including two ghost guns – as well as cocaine, meth, and MDMA and 22 electronic devices. As a result, Ranger was charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking; three counts of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm; two counts of possession of a prohibited device; and one count of unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm. When Ranger entered guilty please to three charges, the remaining six were stayed, according to publicly available court records.
