Manitoba RCMP re-arrest Inky Mark, charge him with 26 new offences
RCMP say investigators recovered 445 firearms and 26.5 kilograms of explosives from Mark’s home, adding charges that bring his total to 38.
- Former Member of Parliament Inky Mark, 78, faces 38 charges following a months-long RCMP investigation into alleged firearms trafficking in Dauphin. The charges stem from extensive police seizures at his home.
- Investigators seized 445 firearms, 26.5 kilograms of explosives, and more than $300,000 in cash from the Dauphin residence during the search last month. The explosives quantity exceeded legal limits by more than four times.
- Of the 445 firearms, 295 were improperly stored and 10 were prohibited. Another 11 restricted or prohibited firearms were not registered to Mark, with some stored alongside readily available ammunition.
- Police allege Mark provided a firearm and ammunition to a friend unprompted after a social media complaint about a coyote on their property. The weapon was not used and has since been recovered.
- Mark was re-arrested on Aug. 12 and charged with 26 additional offences, including weapons trafficking and unauthorized possession of prohibited firearms. Two firearms registered to Mark remain unaccounted for by authorities.
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Former Manitoba MP Facing 26 New Weapons Charges in RCMP Firearms Trafficking Probe
Former Manitoba MP and Dauphin Mayor Inky Mark is facing new weapons-related charges after being arrested and charged in July as part of an ongoing RCMP firearms trafficking investigation. Mark was charged with gun trafficking and several other firearms-related charges last month after police reported seizing 439 guns, an antique cannon, ammunition, and more than $300,000 in cash from his western Manitoba home near the city of Dauphin. RCMP anno…
More charges for former Manitoba MP Inky Mark after 445 guns, explosives found in home: RCMP
Former member of Parliament Inky Mark has been hit with 26 more weapons-related charges, after police say they found 445 firearms and 26.5 kilograms of explosives in his Manitoba home.
26 new charges against former Manitoba MP Inky Mark
More firearms charges have been laid against a former long-serving federal politician in Manitoba who was already accused of multiple firearms offences. Authorities say Inky Mark was re-arrested Aug. 12 and charged with 26 new offences, bringing the total number of charges against him to 38. Mark, who represented Dauphin from 1997 to 2010, was […]
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