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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
One of Canada's ‘most wanted' fugitives arrested in Brookhaven
One of the most wanted men in Canada was found hiding in metro Atlanta after more than four years on the run. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they arrested Kamar Cunningham, 43, in Brookhaven earlier this month. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Cunningham, a convicted weapons trafficker and alleged 5PG gang member, was listed as number 17 on the list of Canada's top 25 most wanted criminals. According to Toronto police, a $50,000 reward was being offered for Cunningham's capture. They say he was initially arrested in June 2018 for his role in trafficking guns across the U.S. border. At the time, the operation was the largest drug and gun seizure in Toronto's history, police say. Cunningham was released on bail, but violated bail conditions and was arrested again. But police say that he was once again released on bail. TRENDING STORIES: ICE still plans to deport Georgia college student arrested after wrongful traffic stop 3 dead, 2 injured in tractor-trailer crash that left I-75 shut down for hours Marjorie Taylor Greene weighs in on college student facing deportation after wrongful traffic stop He was found guilty in November 2020, but didn't show up to his May 2021 sentencing hearing, where he was sentenced to nine years in prison. Police issued a country-wide arrest warrant for Cunningham after the hearing and has been on the run since. Cunningham is currently being held in custody while he awaits extradition. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
One of Canada's most wanted fugitive captured in Georgia after four-year manhunt
The Brief Kamar Cunningham, one of Canada's most wanted criminals, was captured in Georgia after evading authorities for four years. He was involved in Project Patton, a major investigation by Toronto Police targeting firearm smuggling across the U.S.-Canada border. Cunningham was sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison for multiple firearms-related offenses and is currently awaiting extradition to Canada. BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - One of Canada's most wanted, accused of gun smuggling among other crimes, was captured last week in Georgia after four years on the run. What we know Kamar Cunningham, a 43-year-old Canadian national, was listed as 17th on the country's top 25 list of wanted criminals. He was previously convicted in Canada for firearms trafficking and possession of prohibited or restricted firearms. He was arrested in June 2018 as part of Project Patton, a major Toronto Police investigation targeting a criminal organization involved in smuggling firearms across the U.S.-Canada border. In November 2020, he was found guilty of multiple firearms-related offenses. However, he failed to appear for his sentencing in May 2021 and was sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison. On Tuesday, ICE officials posted a photo of Cunningham in custody. What we don't know Cunningham is currently being held pending extradition to Canada. There is no word on when that will happen. The Source The details in this article come from the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Atlanta and the Toronto Police Service.
Winnipeg Free Press
09-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
One of Canada's most wanted, convicted of gun trafficking, arrested in the U.S.
TORONTO – Toronto police say a man convicted of firearms trafficking was arrested in the United States after almost four years on the run. They say 43-year-old Kamar Cunningham was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the Atlanta region and is being held pending extradition. Police say Cunningham was arrested in June 2018 as part of an investigation into a criminal organization that trafficked firearms across the United States border. They say he was convicted of several firearms trafficking charges in November 2020, but was released on bail and did not appear for his court date while awaiting sentencing. The Bolo program, which encourages people to be on the lookout for Canada's most wanted, says Cunningham was re-arrested and released on bail several times in the period between the start of his trial and as he awaited sentencing. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Police say he was sentenced in May 2021 to nine years in custody in absentia as he did not appear for his court date. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 9, 2025.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
U.S. police arrest Toronto 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.
Toronto Sun
09-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Most wanted GTA gun trafficker who skipped bail is nabbed in Atlanta
Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox Kamar Cunningham in February 2021. Photo by Handout / Toronto Police The fourth time was not the charm for convicted firearms trafficker Kamar Cunningham. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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Create Account Cunningham, 43, who had been sprung on bail three times, was arrested by the United States Marshals in Atlanta on Wednesday and is being held pending extradition back to Canada. Each time the gun runner breached his bail … he got bail again. The Bolo Program (be on the lookout) had been offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the 43-year-old. He had been wanted on a bench warrant, a Superior Court Bench Warrant, a surety warrant and failure to comply with a release order. Cunningham was arrested in June 2018 as part of Project Patton, an investigation into a cross-border gun-smuggling ring that brought firearms from the U.S. to the streets of Canada. GOT GUNS? Kamar Cunningham in May 2018. Photo by Handout / Toronto Police On Nov. 27, 2020, Cunningham was convicted of several firearms trafficking charges. But hope springs eternal in the criminal milieu, and he was sprung on bail while awaiting sentencing. Cunningham was sentenced to nine years in prison in absentia on May 4, 2021, but by that time, he was in the wind and skipped his court date. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A Canada-wide warrant was then issued for his arrest. Cops say the convicted firearms trafficker was on bail for the third time when he skipped out on sentencing. At a March 19, 2024, press conference, Toronto Police Supt. Steve Watts told reporters that Project Patton was the largest seizure of firearms in the city's history at the time, with around 75 arrests. 'He has been released on bail three times,' Watts said of Cunningham. 'Each time he has violated his release conditions before being arrested and released on bail again … Not surprisingly, he did not appear once again for a sentencing hearing.' Handguns seized during Project Patton. Photo by Handout / Toronto Police Bolo director Maxime Langlois was puzzled as to why a convicted gun runner was out on bail, particularly after breaching three previous orders. 'This is the first time Bolo has had the displeasure of featuring a convicted criminal in a Toronto campaign,' Langlois said at the time. 'How is that even possible? … In six years of running Bolo, I've never heard such a lax application of bail by our courts.' He added: 'We're talking here about someone who had repeatedly shown a disregard for the rule of law, who had broken his bail conditions time and again, who was convicted of trafficking firearms and who, despite all this, was allowed to remain in the community.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Detectives had believed Cunningham had been hiding in plain sight in Toronto and 'continuing his criminal activities.' Cops also looked into the possibility that the Jamaican-born criminal was hiding on the Caribbean island. Watts added that the vast majority of the guns seized in GTA crimes are illegal firearms. 'Many of these weapons find their way onto our streets and find their way through illicit channels across the U.S.-Canadian border and into the hands of criminals who show absolutely no regard for human life,' he said in 2024. Police thanked the U.S. Marshals Service, Toronto Crime Stoppers and the Bolo Program for their assistance in nabbing Cunningham stateside. bhunter@ @HunterTOSun Canada Sunshine Girls Canada Columnists Toronto Maple Leafs
