There were a number of investigative actions and other activities recorded by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the month of May according to their most recent report.
On May 26, CBSA officers examined a pickup truck and trailer at the North Portal border crossing and found a number of undeclared items which included a restricted .45-calibre pistol, 13 overcapacity magazines, a prohibited switchblade and a prohibited AM-15 semi-automatic assault rifle.
As a result of this investigation and subsequent charges, Justin Dallas Ross, 24, appeared in Regina Provincial Court on May 30 and pleaded guilty to two counts of smuggling under the Customs Act and was sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine.
Two more undeclared guns were seized at the same port in May.
On May 1, officers found a prohibited .45-calibre revolver in the cab of a commercial vehicle under a duffle bag on the top sleeping bunk. The driver, a male from Georgia, paid a $1,000 penalty before being allowed to continue into Canada to deliver the goods he was carrying, but without the gun.
On May 14, officers searched a van and trailer of a traveller moving to Alaska and found a 20-gauge shotgun in his possession. The man paid an $80 penalty for the return of the gun, but was not allowed to enter Canada to continue his journey to Alaska.
On May 8, during Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, officers at North Portal inspected a boat a traveller was importing to Canada. Officers discovered barnacles on the rear section of the boat and mussels in the live well. They contacted the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment who attended the scene to seal the boat and arrange for its decontamination.
At the Regina International Airport on May 7, CBSA officers searched a laptop belonging to a male from Georgia and uncovered U. S. currency with a value of about C$13,000. He had declared he did not have an amount exceeding C$10,000. CBSA officers confirmed the money belonged to him, so he paid a $250 penalty for the return of the money.
At the same airport on May 8, CBSA officers seized 35 pills of suspected amphetamine from a North Carolina man.
On May 3, at North Portal, CBSA officers refused entry to a male U.S. resident convicted of sexual misconduct and possession of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) with intent to sell. Then, on May 19, they refused entry to a U.S. resident who had been convicted of aggravated assault.
At the remote Monchy border crossing on May 22, a CBSA officer refused entry to a U.S. resident who had been convicted of interfamilial sexual abuse.
