Second Man Arrested In Gun-Smuggling Case

There's been another arrest related to a gun-smuggling incident that led to a Fort Frances man being arrested in North Dakota earlier this month.

RCMP say 22-year Thomas Peter Atkinson, also from Fort Frances, faces 27 different firearms-related charges.

His arrest came the same day 29-year-old Shawn James Hartnell was placed in custody by American authorities.

Atkinson has since been released and will appear in a Winnipeg court room March 5th.

Hartnell is facing charges both in North Dakota and Manitoba.