Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers have seized two undeclared handguns at the Carway border crossing, marking the first gun-related enforcement incident at southern Alberta’s second-busiest crossing this year.
On May 3, CBSA officers were processing a male traveller and referred him for further examination. He had declared one firearm, but officers searched his truck and trailer and found two more guns. The undeclared firearms were a prohibited 9mm pistol and a restricted .22-calibre revolver. All of the guns were located in a storage compartment beneath a bed mattress in the trailer.
The CBSA’s Criminal Investigations Section has since charged 24-year-old Peter Joseph Jennings, of Oregon, with two counts of smuggling and two counts of making false statements under the Customs Act, and with two counts of unauthorized importing of a firearm under the Criminal Code.
Jennings is scheduled to appear in Lethbridge Provincial Court on July 8, 2015.
Quick Facts
- The CBSA advises all travellers that they are required to declare all goods they are bringing into Canada, including any firearms and weapons in their possession.
- To date, CBSA officers have seized eleven firearms at Alberta’s land border crossings.
- Failure to declare goods, including firearms, and other Customs Act contraventions may lead to prosecution in a court of law.
- Canadian residents and non-residents importing firearms and weapons into Canada must declare them and meet all licensing and registration requirements under the Firearms Act.
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Photo Caption:
The prohibited 9mm pistol and restricted .22-calibre revolver seized at the Carway border crossing on May 3.
