The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to share a sample of September 2014 highlights from the border crossings in southern Manitoba. This sampling underscores the CBSA’s commitment to keeping communities safe and ensuring our laws are respected.
On September 2, CBSA officers in Sprague seized a restricted semi-automatic rifle, a 15-round over-capacity magazine, and a trailer with a homemade compartment built into the bottom. The 46-year-old male foreign national was issued a $1500 a penalty. The investigation is ongoing.
Officers in Winkler seized a can of pepper spray on September 4, in a Minnesota man’s vehicle. The man was issued a penalty of $500 and was allowed to enter Canada.
On September 10, Emerson officers seized a shipment of 20 prohibited semi-automatic firearm parts as not only did the importer not have the proper import permits, but he also was not licenced to import these prohibited firearm devices. The entire shipment was refused entry. The seized parts would allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire at a very rapid rate of fire. The investigation is ongoing.
Also on September 10, CBSA officers at the port of Lena arrested a 33-year-old North Dakota man found hiding under a blanket in the rear of a vehicle in an attempt to avoid examination. The man was charged under the Customs Act for failing to present himself to an officer upon arrival to Canada. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Emerson officers seized a prohibited 9mm handgun and 10 over-capacity magazines from a 22-year-old North Carolina man on September 25. The CBSA charged the man with six offences under the Customs Act. He was sentenced to 21 days jail time and a $4,000 fine.
On September 26, a 32-year-old commercial driver from Minnesota was denied entry at Emerson for numerous drug-related convictions, and he returned to the U.S.
On September 30, two family members from the Bahamas sought entry into Canada to visit for six months. However, further examination revealed they were actually intending to work and stay in Canada permanently without authorization. They were denied entry at Emerson and both returned to the U.S.
