A 32-year-old Cambridge man is facing several charges in relation to a police investigation into firearms parts manufactured by a 3D printer.
On Feb. 5, members of the Waterloo Regional Police Services’ Drugs and Firearms Unit completed a search warrant at a Cambridge home.
As a result of the warrant, police seized various 3D printer handgun receivers and other handgun parts, along with several prohibited devices and a prohibited weapon.
As a result of the investigation, police charged the man with:
- possession of a prohibited weapon
- unauthorized possession of a weapon
- possession of a prohibited device
- possession computer data (related to 3D printed firearms)
- manufacturing a firearm
He is scheduled to appear in court for March of 2024. There are no public safety concerns.
