Hamilton police seek man after seizing 3D printed handguns

Hamilton police are looking for a 43-year-old after a search warrant led to the seizure a firearm and 3D printed handguns.

The Hamilton department says they were contacted by Toronto police Oct. 8 regarding a found firearm that was allegedly linked to a Hamilton man.

Police carried out a search warrant at the suspect’s home in Hamilton’s east end Oct. 16 and found an improperly stored handgun and a 3D printer.

Officers say they found evidence that a 3D printer was allegedly used to manufacture 3D printed firearms.

Hamilton police are looking for a man after finding a 3D printer and two 3D-printed handguns in an east end home Oct. 16, 2024. Pictured here is one of the two seized weapons (Photo Courtesy of Hamilton Police Services).

Investigators also found an improperly stored additional handgun at the home during the search.

Detectives have sent the 3D printed guns to be tested at the Center of Forensic Science.

Hamilton police are looking for Carlos Orellana Chicas from Hamilton for offences including trafficking or manufacturing firearms, and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Officers are encouraging Chicas to contact a lawyer and to turn himself in to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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