On September 30, 2026, members of the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch began an investigation after receiving information from multiple sources, including international policing partners, alleging that a youth had made online comments about producing firearms with a 3D printer, according to DRPS.
On October 1, investigators with the West Division Criminal Investigations Branch, assisted by the West Crime Team and E-Crimes unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in Pickering. Officers seized various electronic devices, a 3D printer, and an incomplete polymer lower receiver for an Urutau, a 3D-printable semi-automatic firearm.
Details are attributed to @drps_official and the DRPS media release; the allegations have yet to be proven in court.
