ST, PAUL, Minn. – Two Canadians were charged in federal courtwith gun-running , three days after they were arrested on Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls with 67 guns in the back of their truck. The accusation was being unlawful aliens in possession of firearms. Charged were:
> Muzamil Aden Addow, age 27, whom Canadian authorities wanted for firearms offenses and kidnapping. The kidapping involved a 22-year-old college sudent who was taken in the underground parking garage at a condominium building in a Toronto suburb in 2019. The assailants shocked the student several times with a stun gun, forced him into A vehicle, and sped off. Te studeNt was found safe four days later.
> Dayne Adrian Sitladeen, 29, who was wanted in on a 2019 Canadian arrest warrant for first-degree homicide, fentanyl distribution, and possession of proceeds of crime. Toronto police said that Sitladeen and three other individuals were involved in the shooting death in suburban Rexdale Two of the men surrendered to the Toronto police and were charged with first-degree murder.
The new case, from Fergus Falls on I-94, was put in the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. The criminal complaint didn’t specify where Addow and Sitladeen entered the country. The nearest ports of entry to Fergus Falls are at Pembina, North Dakota, and Roseau, International Falls, Warroad, Crane Lake and Baudette, Minnesota. All these entry ports are 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hour from Winnepeg. Addow and Sitladeen’s destination: Apparently points east.
I-94 gun-running
According to the criminal complaint:
About 10:10 p.m., Sunday, a State Patrol trooper spotted a gray Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck heading east at100 mph. Five miles later the truck driver pulled over. The tuck, a rental, had Texas plates. The trooper approached the vehicle. The driver, Muzamil Aden Addow, 29, provided an Ontario, Canada, driver license. It had a false name. The front seat passenger, Dayne Adrian Sitladeen, 29 ,provided a Florida identification card. It too was fake. The trooper detected marijuana. The men said he was wrong. The trooper asked to search the truck. Addow agreed but wouldn’t let the trooper check his person and said the duffle bags in the back were off limits. The trooper told the two to stand 20 yards in front of the Silverado. The trooper opened one of the bags and saw 10 to 15 guns. Immediately the trooper called for backup. The trooper ordered the men to put their hands on their heads. Addow initially ignored him and turned away. He tried to make a call on his cell phone, and then appeared to make a brief call on his Apple watch, all while the trooper was ordering him to stop and put his hands in the air. Other troopers arrived. The two men were arrested and taken to the Otter Tail County Jail in Fergus Falls. The pickup was searched. Officers found 67 guns and numerous pistol magazines, one of them partially loaded with live rounds.
Addow. At the wheel and going 100 mph.
Weapons
Specifically identified in the criminal complaint:
> Glock Model 30. 45-calier pistol.
> Glock Model 34. 9-mm caliber pistol.