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On Friday March 13, 2026, Charlottetown Police Services (CPS) Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Tactical Response Unit, arrested 28-year-old Dario Raitano-Chenell and executed a search warrant at his residence.
While investigating an unrelated drug trafficking file, police learned that Raitano-Chenell had sold a shotgun to a known drug trafficker who was recently arrested and charged by CPS.
The arrest and search warrant at Raitano-Chenell’s residence led to the seizure of three firearms – a semi-automatic carbine rifle, a bolt action rifle, and a semi-automatic rifle – more than 1,100 rounds of various ammunition, as well as replica handguns, a machete and a scope. Officers also seized seven grams of methamphetamine from the residence, along with a small amount of crack cocaine from Raitano-Chenell’s person at the time of arrest.
Raitano-Chenell was charged with weapons (firearm) trafficking (s. 99 CCC). He was remanded into custody, and will be back in court on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Anyone with information regarding suspected illegal activity is asked to contact Charlottetown Police Services at (902) 629-4064, submit a tip below, or contact PEI Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or peicrimestoppers.com.
File No. 2026-330672
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