Hamilton Police Seize 3D-Printed Uzi and Fentanyl in Kenilworth Avenue Raid

Case Summary:

• Location: Kenilworth Avenue North, Hamilton, Ontario (Canada).
• Investigation: Search warrant executed on August 27 following a targeted drug trafficking probe.
• Seizures: Two Uzi-style firearms (including one 3D-printed), a 3D-printed silencer, .22 caliber ammunition, a spring-loaded brass knuckle knife, alongside fentanyl, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and psilocybin.
• Arrests: Brandon Mitchell (41) and Joelene Keogh (43) face multiple firearm possession, prohibited weapon, and narcotics trafficking charges.

When officers knocked on the door of an east Hamilton residence with a search warrant, they were expecting a standard street-level narcotics bust. What they found looked more like the inventory of an underground cyberpunk workshop.

Investigators with the Hamilton Police Service raided the home on Kenilworth Avenue North following tips about drug sales. While detectives did uncover a stash of narcotics, the real surprise was on the workbench: two Uzi-style firearms, including one made entirely on a consumer-grade 3D printer and fitted with a matching 3D-printed silencer.

The discovery of DIY ghost guns has shifted from an internet novelty to a routine law enforcement reality across Canada. The printed firearm recovered inside the home was chambered with a magazine of .22 calibre ammunition. Alongside the plastic submachine gun, officers seized brass knuckles fitted with a spring-loaded switchblade, digital scales, burner mobile devices, and Canadian currency.

The raid also pulled a dangerous cocktail of street drugs out of circulation. Police confiscated 10 grams of fentanyl, 10 grams of crystal methamphetamine, hydromorphone pills, and a stash of psilocybin mushrooms. Fentanyl continues to drive fatal overdoses across Ontario, making the presence of high-capacity printed firearms alongside the synthetic opioid particularly alarming for frontline officers.

Two suspects inside the home, 41-year-old Brandon Mitchell and 43-year-old Joelene Keogh, were arrested without incident. As documented by coverage from CHCH News, both suspects now face a battery of criminal charges. The list includes four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm, and three counts of holding prohibited weapons. Mitchell was hit with additional charges for violating probation and ignoring an existing court prohibition order.

Both individuals remain held in custody pending a bail hearing. Meanwhile, forensic investigators are examining the 3D-printed receiver to determine whether the weapon had already been test-fired or tied to other open investigations across southern Ontario.