Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) agents were busy during the last two weeks of October with multiple weapons seizures.
There were 21 seizures performed by agents at points of entry across southern Ontario, with 12 in Windsor and Sarnia.
Eight of those seizures were at the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Between October 18 and November 1, agents confiscated eight prohibited firearms, assorted magazines, a prohibited push dagger, pepper spray, a prohibited knife, and a set of brass knuckles. All seven travellers, who were U.S. residents, were fined a total of $14,000.
One of the travellers, a 35-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was arrested and charged with firearms-related offences.
At the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, there were two seizures. The first was on October 24, when CBSA agents confiscated a prohibited firearm, a magazine, and eight rounds of ammunition from a U.S. resident. The traveller was fined $1,000.
The following day, a U.S. traveller was stopped after agents discovered a prohibited firearm, 3 magazines, and 19 rounds of ammunition, and was also fined $1,000.
One more seizure was at the Ambassador Bridge. On October 24, a restricted firearm, two magazines and 1.4 kilograms of cannabis were seized from a U.S. resident, who was fined $7,024.
Finally, at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, CBSA agents seized a restricted firearm and two magazines from a U.S. resident on October 26. The traveller was fined $1,500.
