After intercepting a silencer imported from China, authorities charge London, Ont. duo with much more

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 15, 2025 3:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Seven months aft 2 suspicious packages were intercepted by Canada's borderline services agents, 2 men from London, Ont. are facing a multitude of charges related to smuggling and manufacturing prohibited devices. 

Benito Schiavone, 33, and Modesto Dino Schiavone, 57, volition besides beryllium charged with cause possession erstwhile they look successful tribunal aboriginal successful July. 

Two men were initially flagged to authorities successful October 2024 erstwhile a bundle from China containing a silencer, and different containing a 50-round mag for a high-powered firearm from the United States, were intercepted astatine a message processing installation successful Mississauga. 

An probe by the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) enforcement squad got underway, and a location successful London was searched connected May 29, 2025. Officials accidental the location was shared by the 2 men, but didn't accidental however the 2 were related oregon wherever successful the metropolis the location was located. 

Details of the probe were made nationalist this week. CBC News has not yet heard backmost from CBSA in effect to questions astir determination and tribunal day specifics.  

Investigators said they found homemade firearms, the instrumentality to marque them, arsenic good arsenic synthetic drugs much almighty than fentanyl.

The items seized included:

• privately manufactured firearms
• firearm parts
• a 3D printer
• 35 g cocaine
• 24.5 g carfentanil
• oxycodone and boric acid

The 2 men are charged with 8 counts each of unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm, four counts each of smuggling prohibited devices, 4 counts each of unauthorized importation of a prohibited device, and 2 counts each of manufacturing a prohibited firearm.