US EditionVancouver Island Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison on Drug, Gun Charges
- On May 21, 2025, a man from Nanaimo named Cody Edward Ranger received a five-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and illegal possession of loaded firearms.
- The sentence followed a Canada Border Services Agency investigation initiated in 2022 when officers at Vancouver International Airport discovered three firearm suppressors.
- Search warrants executed in May 2023 uncovered two loaded nine-millimetre ghost guns, a prohibited shotgun, multiple rifles, over-capacity magazines, and 519 grams of various illicit drugs.
- Last Wednesday in Nanaimo Provincial Court, Ranger admitted guilt to one charge of possessing drugs with intent to traffic and two separate charges related to the illegal possession of loaded prohibited firearms.
- In addition to his prison sentence, Ranger received a lifetime prohibition on firearm possession and was required to submit a DNA sample, highlighting the CBSA's ongoing efforts to prevent illegal drugs and weapons from entering the country.
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B.C. man sentenced to 5 years in prison after investigation triggered by silencers found at airport
A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport.
B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport. The Canada Border Services Agency says officers intercepted three firearm suppressors at the airport in 2022, then in May 2023, CBSA and RCMP members executed search warrants at a residence and two vehicles in Nanaimo. The CBSA says office…
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Nanaimo man sentenced to 5 years in prison after CBSA gun and drug smuggling investigation
A Nanaimo man has been sentenced to five years in prison following a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation that uncovered illegal firearms and a cache of illicit drugs. Cody Edward Ranger was sentenced May 21 in Nanaimo Provincial Court, pleading guilty to three charges: one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of unauthorized possession of loaded prohibited firearms. In addition to the prison term, whic…
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