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Man arrested for forced confinement faces 11 firearms charges

Bilal Mohamed Ismail was wanted for breaching parole conditions at time of arrest
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Yellowknife have charged a man connected to a forced confinement case in June with 12 new charges SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” 11 of them firearm related. NNSL file photo

A man who was arrested for forcible confinement last month in Yellowknife is now facing 12 additional charges SA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½” 11 of them firearm related.

Yellowknife say they were executed a search warrant in the 5400 block of 52 Street after getting a complaint two people were being held against their will. Police located the two abductees and arrested three people.

Bilal Mohamed Ismail, 22, of Alberta, was originally charged with being unlawfully at large, but he is now also charged with two counts of extortion with a firearm, two counts of weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization, assault with a weapon, forcible confinement, unauthorized possession of a firearm, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, possession of  a firearm when knowing possession is unauthorized, careless used of a firearm and using a firearm in the commission of an office.

At the time of his arrest, Ismail was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant for violating his parole conditions. He was transported back to Alberta on June 14 to finish serving a federal sentence and has now been transported back to Yellowknife to face the new charges. He is scheduled to appear in Territorial Court on Aug. 12.

"If you have information on illegal activity and illicit drug trade activities, please contact the Yellowknife Detachment at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at https://www.p3tips.com," said NT media relations officer Julie Plourde.



About the Author: Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative

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