The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has seized multiple guns and laid nearly 30 charges as part of a drug trafficking investigation. 

The HRPS Drug and Organized Crime Unit commenced an investigation in the summer of 2024 into an individual suspected of trafficking illicit drugs in the region of Halton and throughout the GTHA.

On August 28, 2024, HRPS officers arrested Michael Akuffo (31yrs) of Mississauga and Tre Wynter (31yrs) of Brampton for their involvement.

Investigators also executed search warrants on an associated vehicle and residence in Mississauga. As a result, police seized the following (see attached photo):

  • A loaded Glock 9mm prohibited compact handgun
  • A loaded Bersa 9mm handgun (loaded with hollow point rounds)
  • 1 kilogram of cocaine
  • 1 ounce of crystal methamphetamine
  • 112 oxycodone pills
  • Other indicia including scales packaging and bundled currency

Michael Akuffo has been charged with:

  • Possession of a loaded firearm x2
  • Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle x2
  • Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x2
  • Careless storage of a firearm x2
  • Possession of a prohibited device x1
  • Trafficking a controlled substance – cocaine
  • Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking x4 (cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone)

Tre Wynter has been charged with:

  • Possession of a loaded firearm x2
  • Possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle x2
  • Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose x2
  • Careless storage of a firearm x2
  • Possession of a prohibited device x1
  • Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking x4 (cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone)

Both Akuffo and Wynter were held in custody pending a bail hearing on August 29, 2024.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) Regional Drug and Organized Crime Unit at 905-825-4747 ext. 5331.

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.

Media Inquiries:

Halton Regional Police Service
Media Relations
905-825-4899
Email: corpcomm@haltonpolice.ca

Seized Items