The Canada Border Services Agency says a man is facing smuggling and firearms-related charges after 48 firearms, various gun parts and 17,000 rounds of ammunition were seized in Windsor, Ont.

The CBSA says border officers in Windsor, Toronto and Montreal intercepted four parcels containing firearms parts and tools for manufacturing firearms in May and June.

The agency says the parcels were sent from the United States and destined for the same address in Windsor.

It says a search warrant was executed in July at an address in Windsor, where officers seized 48 firearms, 30 prohibited auto sears used to convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic machine-guns, 175 magazines and about 17,000 rounds of ammunition.

A 30-year-old Windsor resident was arrested and charged with smugglin

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