Overview
- Dartmouth Provincial Court sentenced the 36-year-old on Jan. 23 to six years in prison, ordered consecutive to time he was already serving.
- Bowser was convicted of three counts of weapons trafficking and manufacturing, possession of firearm-related computer data, altering a magazine into a prohibited device, and possessing firearms while under prohibition.
- The investigation began on March 6, 2024, when CBSA in the Greater Toronto Area intercepted a China-origin package containing a fire control unit addressed to Dartmouth.
- A controlled delivery and search warrants at two residences led to his arrest, with investigators seizing a laptop, a printer, firearm components, technical diagrams, and both completed and incomplete handguns.
- Prosecutors sought a nine-year term, and the judge emphasized the seriousness of building sophisticated 9mm semi-automatic pistols in imposing six.