The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced the signing of two Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs) with the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department and with the New Zealand Customs Service regarding their respective Trusted Trader programs.
Today, Ken Baird, Chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN); Robin Silvester, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA); and John Linde, Acting Regional Director General of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), officially opened the CBSA Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility (TCEF) in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.
A marine container examination facility is a warehouse outfitted as a secure examination site for the CBSA to conduct examinations of the most high-risk containers arriving at marine ports of entry. The Customs Act requires that adequate facilities be provided for the comprehensive physical examinations of goods. Annually, over 142 million metric tonnes of goods are risk-assessed and controlled by the CBSA in the Vancouver area.
On May 26, two individuals were arrested at the Woodstock port of entry after detector dog Keo and her handler found 2.5 kilograms of undeclared suspected cannabis in their vehicle.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Southern Ontario Region, in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), London Detachment, announced today the seizure of 58.15 kilograms of suspected cocaine.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced charges laid against a traveller following an incident at the North Portal, Saskatchewan border crossing.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that a traveller was found guilty of attempting to smuggle cheese into Canada through the Lansdowne (Thousand Islands) port of entry.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to announce that the Little Gold Creek port of entry is re-opening for the season, beginning Tuesday, May 21, 2019.