The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that Mark Brian Abramenko was found guilty of one count of attempted human smuggling under subsection 117(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
On October 26, 2013, Abramenko entered Canada at the Carway border crossing where CBSA officers found a female passenger concealed inside his vehicle. She was huddled on the floor hidden under a blanket. The female had been previously refused entry into Canada due to criminality.
Abramenko was sentenced to 60 days in jail and issued a $5,000 fine by a Fort McLeod Provincial Court judge for the incident.
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