Two people are facing charges after an investigation by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) into a store selling prohibited weapons.
On Thursday, February 2nd, investigators with the 3 District (Burlington) Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at the ‘Big Bear’ store located at 450 Appleby Line in Burlington. As a result of the search, police seized the following items:
- Five Butterfly knives
- 21 Brass knuckles
- 53 Flick or torsion bar knives
- Six Spring assisted telescopic batons
- One Single handed crossbow
All of these weapons are prohibited as defined by the Criminal Code and were on display for sale.
On the same day, 29-year-old Anqi Liu and 32-year-old Zhengran Qiao, both of Burlington, were arrested and each have been charged with three counts of Possession for the Purpose of Weapons Trafficking.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Scott Heyerman of the 3 District Street Crime Unit at 905-825-4747 ext. 2342.
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 through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
