The legal troubles of a former Dauphin mayor and member of Parliament got a little bit worse as police levelled 26 additional charges as part of a months long investigation in firearms trafficking.
Inky Mark was rearrested, Aug. 12, and charged with weapons trafficking, three counts of possession of a weapon when knowing possession was unauthorized, nine counts of possession of a restricted or prohibited weapon with ammunition without a license or registration, nine counts of possession of a firearm when knowing possession was unauthorized, possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number, two counts of failing to report a lost firearm and possession of more than six kilograms of explosives.
The charges are in addition to the 12 weapons-related offences charged at the time of Mark’s initial arrest in July following the execution of a search warrant at his Dauphin home.
During that search police located and seized hundreds of firearms, an antique cannon, ammunition and more than $300,000 in cash, which resulted in firearm trafficking, possessing a firearm with a tampered serial number and possession of property obtained by crime charges.
Since that time the investigation has continued, led by the RCMP West District General Investigation Section and supported by officers from the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team.
As part of that process, investigators were contacted by a member of the public on July 13, the same day that Mark’s arrest was announced, and told of an incident involving the suspect that occurred sometime between December 2024 and February 2025.
Officers learned the suspect responded to a social media post from a friend complaining about a coyote on their property by going to the person’s home unprompted and handing them a firearm with ammunition.
The individual did not use the weapon, which has been recovered by RCMP.
The investigation has also resulted in completion of work to process the evidence seized from Mark’s home in July.
Mark possessed 445 firearms at the residence, up six from the number reported at the time of his arrest. Of those 445 firearms, RCMP have determined that:
• 295 firearms were unsafely stored;
• 10 were prohibited; and
• 11 were restricted or prohibited firearms that were not registered to the suspect.
Additionally, 26.5 kilograms of explosives were recovered, which is more than four times higher than what licensed individuals are allowed to possess.
As well, a number of restricted or prohibited firearms were stored with readily available ammunition and two firearms registered to Mark were not located.
Mark was released from custody on an undertaking.