Loaded gun found during traffic stop beside Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga

Two men face numerous weapons charges after a traffic stop near Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga turned up a loaded gun.

Peel Regional Police road safety officers on patrol as part of the RIDE campaign pulled a vehicle over just before 2 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Atlantic Drive and Enterprise Road, beside the airport.

During a subsequent investigation of the vehicle, a loaded gun was discovered and seized by the officers, police said in a news release on Tuesday.

Jawad Sami, 26, and Ehsan Saleh, 24, both of Toronto, are each charged with:

• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• possession of a loaded firearm
• careless storage of a firearm
• knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
• occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm
• unauthorized possession of prohibited or restricted weapon

Both were scheduled to appear in Brampton court for bail hearings.

The police investigation continues.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3750, or Peel Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.