There were some tense moments at the North Portal border crossing Sunday.
During the search of a vehicle, Canada Border Service Agency officers located what they believed to be an explosive device. After locating the device, at 3:30 Sunday afternoon, the CBSA immediately evacuated the building the vehicle was located in.
The CBSA also alerted the Estevan RCMP detachment who attended the scene and took the owner of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Ontario man, into custody.
The RCMP's explosive disposal unit was also dispatched to the scene and confirmed the device was a pipe bomb which they detonated later that evening. North bound traffic through the North Portal port of entry was disrupted for 15 minutes while the bomb was detonated.
The RCMP do not believe this incident is related to any terrorist or organized crime group. The suspect, who RCMP say is from Toronto, has been charged with possession of an explosive device. He will make his first court appearance in Estevan court on Tuesday at 9:30.
