Officers at the North Portal border crossing seized five guns, 23 overcapacity magazines and three prohibited knives on Aug. 7. The weapons were found at the traveller’s pickup and cargo trailer.
The information was published by Border Services PRA on their twitter page.
The U.S. traveller has pleaded guilty to unlawfully failing to report imported goods, pursuant to Section 12(1) of the Customs Act. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
“This is just one of the latest examples of frontline border services officers working to make sure Canada’s firearms laws are respected,” said CBSA director Guy Rook in the Border Services PRA video.
CBSA has seized over 65 guns in about 30 separate cases in the first eight months of 2019 in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
“Failing to declare at the border is not a time saver,” reminded Rook. “And it’s definitely not worth a risk.”
