Toy/Replica Gun Seized In Meth Bust

(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Suspicious vehicle results in charges for driver.

On September 19, 2025, at 9:51 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Scales, on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in the Municipality of Thames Centre, for the report of a suspicious vehicle.

The driver was placed under arrest, at which time a quantity of illicit drugs, suspected to be crystal methamphetamine and heroin, were located and seized. A replica handgun was also located and seized from within the vehicle.

As a result, Mandeep GILL, a 33-year-old of Orangeville, has been charged under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with:

·      Operation while impaired – drugs

·      Carrying concealed weapon

·      Poss of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine

·      Poss of a Schedule I Substance – Heroin

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice on November 14, 2025, to speak to the charges.  

The OPP can be reached anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. 

If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.

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