The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is pleased to share a sample of October 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.
In Boissevain on October 2, officers seized a .45 calibre restricted handgun and a .22 calibre rifle from a California couple. The handgun was seized with no terms of release, but the rifle was returned upon payment of a penalty of $1,000. Both subjects were refused entry and returned to the U.S.
On October 4, CBSA officers at Emerson refused entry to a 52 year-old man from Alabama. Background checks revealed he had multiple criminal convictions, including: sexual assault, criminal harassment, distribution of a controlled substance and multiple driving under the influence (DUI) charges. He was refused entry into Canada and returned to the U.S.
A female travelling with a dog was seeking to enter Canada at Emerson on October 8. She denied that the purpose of her trip was to sell the dog. Later, she admitted to officers that this was her intention and she was issued a penalty of $279.55. Had she made a truthful declaration in the beginning, she would have only paid $50 in goods and services tax.
On October 10, two U.S. men were travelling to Saskatchewan to go hunting. They were both refused entry at Emerson due to each having multiple DUI convictions. Both men returned to the U.S.
On October 17 at the port of Piney, officers seized 10 undeclared knives concealed in the bumper of a returning resident’s car. The man was issued a penalty of $3,000.
As the holiday and busy shipping season approaches, the CBSA reminds importers that alcohol cannot be imported into Canada via the courier stream. When using the Canada-U.S. postal service to import goods, you must make a full declaration and have an invoice with the value of goods for duty, if applicable, when crossing the border into Canada with your goods.
