On the 11th day of April 2011 members of the Ottawa Police Service Airport Division teamed up with members of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and intercepted a .22 caliber handgun as a result of their security screening processes inside the MacDonald/Cartier International Airport.
John Robert LAPONSEE was arrested for attempting to take a .22 caliber handgun with ammunition onto a domestic flight that had a final destination in Alberta.
LAPONSEE is facing several criminal code firearm offences which include the following:
• Careless transportation of a firearm Sec. 86(1) C.C.C.
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm Sec. 91(1) C.C.C.
• Possess firearm knowing no authority Sec. 92(1) C.C.C.
• Possess restricted firearm with ammunition Sec. 95(1) C.C.C.
• Attempt to commit indictable offence Sec. 463(b) C.C.C. (two counts)
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