Guns seized after Manitoba RCMP executed a search warrant in the RM of Dauphin on April 15, 2026. (RCMP / HANDOUT)
A 73-year-old Dauphin man is facing firearms and gun smuggling charges after RCMP recovered seven handguns at his residence, at least two of which were stolen from the United States.
The investigation began in March after U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Manitoba RCMP that Wilfred Kachurowski had been arrested at a gun show in Newfolden, Minnesota on March 21 for allegedly stealing a handgun. He was charged with felony theft, released on bail, and returned to Canada on March 28.
Investigators with the Manitoba Integrated Law Enforcement Team and the RCMP National Weapons Enforcement Support Team obtained a search warrant for his property in the RM of Dauphin. When officers executed the warrant on April 15, they found seven handguns — several of them loaded and none stored in compliance with regulations.
Kachurowski has been charged with weapons trafficking, importing unauthorized weapons, multiple counts of unauthorized firearm possession, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a restricted firearm, and unsafe storage of firearms. He has been remanded into custody.
The investigation is ongoing.
