Langley man gets eight-year sentence for 3D printed guns, drug charges
Tyson Saverio Santolla pleaded guilty in 2025 to multiple charges stemming from an investigation that began back in 2020.
By J.J. Adams
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A 3D-gun arrest has landed one Langley man a prison sentence.
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A tip to the anti-gang squad in 2020 started the investigation that resulted in Tyson Saverio Santolla’s 2025 guilty plea for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and manufacturing firearms. Santolla was sentenced this month to eight years in prison.
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The investigation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit led police to four locations in the Fraser Valley. Two homes in Aldergrove, in the 5100-block of 248th Street and the 26500-block of 32A Avenue; a home and a vehicle in the 30900-block of Westridge Place in Abbotsford; and a home in the 32400-block of Simon Avenue in Abbotsford.
Authorities arrested two men and a woman, including Santolla, after seizing two 3D printers, 3D printed pistol frames, Glock firearms parts, and 1.7 kilogram of methamphetamine and 300 grams of fentanyl.
In May 2023, Santona was charged with trafficking, firearms manufacturing, and possession of a restricted firearm. Police said privately made firearms for sale and criminal use was a worrying trend.
“The combination of illegal firearms and drug trafficking poses a significant danger to public safety,” said Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha of the CFSEU.
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