2 Winnipeggers arrested for allegedly importing, manufacturing homemade stun guns

A man and woman facemultiple firearms and trafficking-related charges after Winnipeg police say they imported homemade stun guns and materials to make their own.

A raid at a house in the city's Transcona neighbourhood turned up guns, ammunition, a cattle prod and various drugs, police said in a news release on Friday.

They were first alerted by the Canadian Border Services Agency inmid-January about suspicious packages being sent to a house.

That prompted a policeinvestigation into the importation and manufacturing of stun guns, andthe execution of a searchwarrant at theTransconahouse on Tuesday.

A 43-year-old man and40-year-old woman were arrested andthe following items were seized:

• .22-calibre rifle with ammunition.
• .22-calibre shotgun with ammunition.
• Homemade conducted energy weapons, including a cattle prod.
• Materials used in the manufacturing of conducted energy weapons.
• Quantities of OxyContin and Xanax.
• Body armour.
• 3D printer.

Both the man and woman facecharges of possession of weapons, trafficking in drugs and weapons trafficking.

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