26-Year-Old Sentenced for Gun Smuggling Ring | Toronto News

Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

Twenty-six-year-old Tyrese Cumberbatch just got seven and a half years for helping smuggle 150 illegal guns into Canada from Ohio in three shipments last year. He admitted his role in a criminal ring led by Elias Akhi, who’s already serving 14 years and facing murder charges after a deadly incident in Bolton. The plot began when a man was busted with handguns hidden in pistachios — guns traced to Ohio, where Akhi recruited buyers, including Cumberbatch, who crossed the border to help a dual citizen purchase weapons from licensed dealers and private sellers. Between January 1 and 19, 2023…