CBSA in Saskatchewan seizes guns, drugs, cheese in April

News Release

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to share a sample of April highlights from its border crossings in Saskatchewan:

 

On April 9, CBSA officers seized a restricted .44-calibre revolver from a traveller at the Regway border crossing. Officers located the undeclared firearm inside an RV, in a bedside compartment. The owner had declared two rifles and two shotguns, but no handguns. He paid a $1,000 penalty for failing to declare and was returned to the United States for committing an offence upon entry.

 

Officers at North Portal seized seven undeclared overcapacity magazines on April 6, while officers at Estevan Highway seized 19 undeclared overcapacity magazines on April 20. Both travellers involved were assessed a penalty of $500.

 

On April 18 at North Portal, officers seized 42 prohibited knives, including 12 switchblades, from a commercial importer. The knives had not been properly declared.

 

On April 27, officers at North Portal seized a flare gun with an insert allowing it to shoot .45-calibre and .410‑calibre ammunition as a handgun. An Oklahoma commercial driver was arrested and returned to the United States for committing an offence upon entry after he paid a $1,000 vehicle penalty.

 

On April 5, officers at Regina International Airport seized a Florida man’s cellphone, which contained suspected child pornography. He was arrested and turned over to the Regina Police Service.

 

The CBSA also made 12 seizures of narcotics, drugs, or chemicals, including the following cases:

 

• At North Portal, officers seized 46 pills of suspected dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a controlled steroid, from a Texas man on April 2.
• At Northgate, officers seized 2,248 pills of controlled drugs requiring a prescription, including suspected oxycodone, from a returning Saskatchewan man on April 7. The traveller indicated he had purchased the drugs in the United States and intended to sell them in Canada.
• At Regina International Airport on April 13, officers seized 90 pills of suspected steroids from a returning Saskatchewan man.

 

At Oungre on April 3, officers refused entry to a male United States (U.S.) resident convicted of aggravated assault and attempted homicide. At North Portal on April 16, officers refused entry to a male U.S. resident with convictions for assault and delivering/manufacturing cocaine. On April 24, officers at Estevan Highway refused entry to a U.S. resident with a conviction for aggravated stalking.

 

On April 2 at Carievale, a returning Saskatchewan couple failed to declare the motorhome they were driving, which they had purchased for $3,250 in the United States. As a result, it was seized and they paid a penalty of nearly $1,800 for its return. If they had declared it, they would have paid approximately $150 in goods and services tax (GST). At North Portal on April 2, officers seized more than 20 kg of undeclared cheese from a Saskatchewan man returning from Mexico. He paid a $40 penalty and chose to abandon the cheese rather than pay duty to import it. At Saskatoon International Airport Commercial Operations on April 5, a Saskatchewan man was importing a restored vintage car declared at $53,500. However, officers determined he had actually purchased the vehicle and restoration parts for almost $80,000, adding nearly $1,300 in GST owed. As a result, the man paid more than $10,000 for failing to make a truthful declaration.

 

 

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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The undeclared .44-calibre revolver seized at Regway on April 9.

 

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