The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has seized multiple guns and laid nearly 30 charges as part of a drug trafficking investigation.
The HRPS Drug and Organized Crime Unit commenced an investigation in the summer of 2024 into an individual suspected of trafficking illicit drugs in the region of Halton and throughout the GTHA.
On Aug. 28, 2024, HRPS officers arrested Michael Akuffo (31) of Mississauga and Tre Wynter (31) of Brampton for their involvement.
Investigators also executed search warrants on an associated vehicle and residence in Mississauga. As a result, police seized the following:
- A loaded Glock 9mm prohibited compact handgun
- A loaded Bersa 9mm handgun (loaded with hollow point rounds)
- 1 kilogram of cocaine
- 1 ounce of crystal methamphetamine
- 112 oxycodone pills
- Other indicia including scales packaging and bundled currency
Michael Akuffo has been charged with:
- Possession of a loaded firearm (x2)
- Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle (x2)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (x2)
- Careless storage of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of a prohibited device (x1)
- Trafficking a controlled substance – cocaine
- Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x4) (cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone)
Tre Wynter has been charged with:
- Possession of a loaded firearm (x2)
- Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle (x2)
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (x2)
- Careless storage of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of a prohibited device (x1)
- Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking (x4) (cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone)
Both Akuffo and Wynter were held in custody pending a bail hearing on Aug. 29, 2024.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) Regional Drug and Organized Crime Unit at 905-825-4747 ext. 5331.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.