Woman pleads guilty to two firearms charges in Beaver Creek, Yukon

News Release

June 28, 2016                                       Beaver Creek, Yukon               Canada Border Services Agency

 

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Pacific Region, announced today that a United States (U.S.) resident has pleaded guilty to two charges arising from a firearm seizure in Yukon.

On April 8, 2016, border services officers at Beaver Creek, Yukon discovered and seized an undeclared restricted firearm from Hazel Morris, a 43-year old female U.S. resident travelling to Arizona. The .25-calibre automatic handgun was discovered in a trailer, loaded with a six-round magazine.

On April 15, 2016, Morris pleaded guilty to two offences: paragraph 153(a) of the Customs Act for making a false or deceptive statement and subsection 95(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada for possessing a loaded prohibited firearm.

Morris was sentenced to time served, a $1,250 fine for each count, and a $375 victim surcharge for the Criminal Code offence. She is also prohibited from owning firearms in Canada for ten years.

 

Quick Facts

• From January 1, 2016 to June 1, 2016, there have been a total of 72 firearms seized in the Pacific Region: 17 non-restricted, 21 restricted and 34 prohibited. A high percentage of firearms seized are in transit to and from Alaska.
• When you enter Canada, you must declare all goods, including firearms and weapons, to the CBSA. If you do not, they may be seized and you may face criminal prosecution.
• Travellers are not allowed to bring prohibited firearms – which include many handguns – to Canada under any circumstances. Travellers importing other classes of firearms must have a valid purpose and provide the proper documentation.

 

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Contacts

Media Relations, Pacific Region
Canada Border Services Agency
Telephone: 604-818-9701
Email: pac_cbsa-communications@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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