Toronto police say they have arrested three men and seized a loaded handgun and a “large quantity” of fentanyl after a raid in Barrie on Tuesday.

According to a Friday news release, officers from Toronto police’s West Command Gun Violence Suppression Unit had been investigating a man believed to be armed with a handgun.

The investigation led the unit, assisted by officers from the Toronto police Mobile Surveillance Service and Gun and Gang Task Force, to an address in Barrie on Tuesday.

Outside of the address, police located a man with two accomplices inside a vehicle. All three were arrested without incident.

Police said they found a loaded 40 calibre Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun and the fentanyl in the car.

More fentanyl was later found on one of the suspects at the police station, police said.

Tevin Francis, 23, of Toronto, is facing 12 charges, including possession of a loaded firearm, several other weapons charges and two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Jaivon Skyers, 23, of Toronto, is facing 10 charges, including possession of a loaded firearm, several other weapons charges and two counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Abhinav Gaur, 25, of Barrie, is facing six charges, including possession of a loaded firearm and possession of a firearm obtained by crime.

All three men were scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3100, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477)

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