

The Canadian Press





ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- A St. Catharines, Ont., resident faces weapons charges after the seizure of 60 illegal rifles and shotguns from a home in the city.

The weapons, along with a quantity of ammunition, were seized on Monday when Niagara Regional and provincial police executed a search warrant at the residence.

Police say the firearms were among more than 100 guns that were seized by police in 2013 at the same home in addition to ammunition and explosives.

The firearms were then transferred to a lawful firearm owner who was to sell them to people who had the proper licensing.

Police say the investigation continues into how the 60 firearms allegedly wound up back into the hands of the suspect, who was not legally allowed to possess them.

Charged with one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized and possession of a firearm contrary to a court order is 71-year-old John Emmett.