CBSA seizes 147 litres of alcohol in Saskatchewan in June
News Release
July 11, 2016 Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to share a sample of June highlights from its border crossings in Saskatchewan:
On June 16, CBSA officers in Saskatoon were examining international commercial shipments in a sufferance warehouse and uncovered 147 litres of undeclared alcohol inside a container, in addition to other undeclared products including wood, meat, and medication. The undeclared goods were seized, and penalties are pending against the importer.
On June 11 at the North Portal border crossing, officers examined a bus and found an undeclared .38-calibre revolver locked in a safe. The male driver, from Pennsylvania, paid a $1,000 penalty for failing to declare, and was returned to the United States (U.S.) for previous criminality. On June 20, officers searched a Pennsylvania man’s motorhome and seized an undeclared prohibited 9mm handgun from a cupboard above the driver’s seat, and a restricted .45-calibre handgun from the bedroom closet. He paid a $2,000 penalty for failing to declare and was refused entry for previous criminality.
The CBSA denied entry to other travellers for various reasons:
- Officers at North Portal turned around a U.S. woman convicted of assault and manslaughter, and a U.S. man convicted of armed robbery and criminal confinement.
- Officers at the Oungre border crossing sent back a U.S. man charged with impaired driving less than one month before.
- Officers at the Regway border crossing refused entry to a U.S. man facing charges of internet sexual exploitation of a child.
At the remote Northgate border crossing on June 19, officers examined a Colorado man’s motorcycle and uncovered a variety of suspected drugs in the saddlebag, including: 490 grams of marijuana brownies, 250 grams of marijuana candy, 53 grams of marijuana mints, and 24 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. He paid a penalty of more than $3,500 for failing to declare and was returned to the United States for committing an offence upon entering Canada. Officers also seized a prohibited switchblade knife from his jacket.
At the Monchy border crossing on June 10, officers seized 54 pills of suspected oxycodone from a Montana woman during a vehicle examination. She was allowed to continue into Canada without the drugs, but paid a $550 penalty for failing to declare.
The following three incidents took place at North Portal, Saskatchewan’s largest land border crossing:
- On June 13, officers processed a returning Saskatchewan man and determined he had failed to declare nearly $20,000 in auto parts. He was issued a penalty of approximately $12,000, but would have only paid $1,000 in goods and services tax (GST) had he been truthful.
- On June 18, officers seized seven 30-round overcapacity magazines from totes inside a trailer bound for Alaska. Officers determined the driver did not intend to smuggle, and allowed him to continue through Canada without the prohibited devices.
- That same day, a returning Saskatchewan man declared a horse at approximately $1,300, but officers found he had actually paid nearly $4,200 and had asked the seller to provide a false bill of sale. He paid a penalty of almost $1,600 for failing to declare, but would have only paid $210 in GST had he been truthful.
Quick Facts
- CBSA officers in Saskatchewan process an average of 64,271 travellers in 15,789 cars, 12,424 commercial trucks, and 263 flights every month (based on 2015 statistics).
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