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A 47-year-old Toronto Police officer is facing multiple firearm-related offences following an investigation by Canadian border officials.

The Canada Border Services Agency said Thursday members of the Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team began the probe after a parcel that arrived from the U.S. on July 23 was intercepted at the agency’s commercial operations facility in Mississauga.

According to the CBSA, border services officers examined the parcel and seized two complete firearms suppressors.

An investigation revealed that a man from Brampton was the suspected recipient of the package, the agency said.

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Brampton residence searched

Investigators with the firearms smuggling unit executed a search warrant at a Brampton residence on Sept. 24 and seized three non-restricted firearms, a prohibited suppressor attached to one of the firearms, digital devices, and ammunition.

Nasser Gholami was arrested and charged with smuggling prohibited devices under the Customs Act as well as criminal offences, including importing prohibited devices while knowing they are unauthorized, possession of a prohibited device knowing he was not the holder of a licence under which he may possess it, and unsafe display of a non-restricted firearm.

According to the Ontario Sunshine List , Gholami is a Toronto Police constable.

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“This arrest and resulting criminal charges reflect the CBSA’s role in upholding the law with integrity and consistency,” Trishann Pascal, an executive director with the CBSA operations in the Greater Toronto Area, said in a statement.

“Those who attempt to smuggle illegal firearm parts into our country will be identified, investigated and prosecuted.”

As part of its mandate, the CBSA identifies and intercepts contraband through targeting and inspection activities at land crossings, airports, sea ports, ferry docks, rail crossings, and international mail processing centres.