Loaded @ RIDE Results In Arrests

Region of Peel – Officers from the Road Safety Services RIDE unit located a loaded firearm after investigating a vehicle in Mississauga.

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 1:50 a.m., RIDE officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Atlantic Drive & Enterprise Road in Mississauga. During the investigation, a loaded firearm was located and seized.

Jawad Sami, a 26-year-old man from Toronto, was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Possession of a Loaded Firearm
• Careless Storage of a Firearm
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing There was a Firearm
• Possession of Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Weapon

Mr. Sami was held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Ehsan Saleh, a 24-year-old man from Toronto, was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Possession of a Loaded Firearm
• Careless Storage of a Firearm
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
• Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing There was a Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Weapon
• Have Care and Control of Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available.

Mr. Saleh was held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Road Safety Services at 905-453-2121, extension 3750. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca. 

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