3 people arrested for multiple firearm charges in Dartmouth

According to a news release from the Halifax Regional Police, Border Services intercepted the package on March 6 and learned the firearm portion had been smuggled in Canada.

Three people are facing several firearm charges after the Canada Border Services Agency found a "portion" of a firearm in a package shipped from China to Dartmouth, N.S.

According to a news release from the Halifax Regional Police, Border Services intercepted the package on March 6 and learned the firearm portion had been smuggled in Canada.

On March 14, investigators arrested a suspect when they tried to pick up the package during a controlled delivery.

The release says investigators searched a residence related to the suspect and arrested a woman. Officers searched as second Dartmouth residence and arrested a 70-year-old man on Monday. They seized a firearm, prohibited knives, and replica firearms.