Saskatoon police seize guns, components made with 3-D printer

Saskatoon police say their guns and gangs unit hasarrested a 46-year-old man and charged him with manufacturing restricted firearms.

Police saidthe case involves components made with 3-D printers.

A 3-D printer creates gun parts by depositing thin slices of material such as plastics, metals or ceramics and building the object up layer by layer.

Police areconcerned because guns made that way don't have serial numbers and if used in a crime they can't be traced.

Police raided a buildingin the 200 block of 23rd St.E.on Wednesday and seized guns and gun parts, including 3-D-printed components.

The man was charged with:

• Manufacturing firearms.
• Possession of firearms for the purpose of trafficking.
• Possession of a prohibited device.

Hewill be held in custodyuntil his next court appearance. Police saidtheirinvestigation continues.

It's not the first 3-D printed gun case this year. Two weeks ago, the RCMP charged a Weyburn man with making guns and other offencesafter 3-D printed components were seized.