Two convictions for smuggling handguns into Canada

News Release

July 12, 2016                                      Abbotsford, British Columbia                      Canada Border Services Agency

 

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that, in two separate incidents in May this year, two United States residents, who failed to declare their handguns at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry, have been convicted of smuggling.

On May 4, 2016, Rodrick Hines, 32, of Sacramento, California, sought entry to Canada and was referred for a secondary examination. During the search, border services officers found a loaded .40-calibre pistol and two loaded .40-calibre large-capacity magazines under the dash of his vehicle. The prohibited gun and the magazines were seized and Hines was arrested.

On May 5, Hines pled guilty to smuggling under section 159 of the Customs Act and was fined $2,500.

In a separate incident, Kiho Kang, 48, of Lynnwood, Washington, was examined at the border crossing in Abbotsford on May 24, 2016. Officers arrested Kang after discovering a 9mm restricted handgun and five large-capacity magazines in the trunk of his vehicle.

Kang appeared in court on May 25 and pled guilty to smuggling under section 159 of the Customs Act. He was fined $2,500 and banned from owning firearms in Canada for ten years.

From January 1 to June 23, 2016, the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry has seized 32 firearms.

Canadian firearms laws are clear. Anyone importing firearms and weapons into Canada must declare them and meet all licensing and registration requirements under the Firearms Act. Failure to declare firearms and weapons may lead to prosecution in a court of law.

Anyone with information about suspicious cross-border activity is encouraged to call the CBSA Border Watch toll-free line at 1-888-502-9060.

 

Associated Links

Importing and Exporting a Firearm or Weapon into Canada
Firearm Users Visiting Canada

 

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