Weapons seized during public housing sweep in Toronto

By News Staff

Posted February 25, 2013 3:55 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Weapons and a sawed-off shotgun were among the items seized by Toronto police in a sweep of public housing buildings last week. CityNews crime specialist Jim Junkin takes a look at some of the things that police found.

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