On July 21, Lowell Edwin Nickerson, 60, of Belleair Beach, Florida, was found guilty of two counts under the Customs Act.
On April 14, 2014, 63-year-old Rita Jean Shepard of Florida, pled guilty in Winnipeg Provincial Court to smuggling and making false statements under the Customs Act.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reports that Matthew William Emmerling was sentenced on May 30 in Winnipeg Provincial Court for smuggling, contrary to s.159 of the Customs Act.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that 67-year-old Dorion Larry Ozykowski has received a three year prison sentence following a smuggling incident at the port of Sprague in December 2011.
Manitoba Finance reports that two men received heavy financial penalties this past month, after being convicted at trial of possession of non-Manitoba-marked cigarettes.