A resident of Sutherlands has received a four-year prison term after law enforcement officers discovered a substantial stockpile of ammunition and gun-related components at his property during a search carried out last year. Daquan George, who never held a valid firearms license, entered guilty pleas to two separate charges: unlawful possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
Handing down the ruling, Justice John Spencer ordered that the four-year sentence for the ammunition possession offense would run at the same time as a two-year term connected to the firearm and magazine possession charges, resulting in a total active custodial sentence of four years.
The search operation that uncovered the illegal items was carried out on July 31, 2025, by officers from the specialist Guns and Gangs Suppression Unit. During the search of George’s residence, investigators found 140 rounds of ammunition in a range of different calibers, six detachable firearm magazines, and a disguised pen gun, all hidden inside a bag stored in a washroom.
George immediately acknowledged that the contraband belonged to him, and told investigators how he came to possess the prohibited items. He stated that he had discovered the bag several weeks prior to the search, while walking along a commonly used pedestrian shortcut. According to his statement to law enforcement, George initially intended to sell the contents of the bag for profit, but ultimately changed his mind and planned to dispose of the items before he was arrested, he told officers.