OTTAWA: The handguns seized at Saskatchewan border points in recent weeks are starting to pile up.
According to the Canadian Border Services Agency, a 33-year-old South Dakota man was charged last month with failing to report, making a false statement, and smuggling under the Customs Act, in addition to two Criminal Code charges.
The charges followed after border officers seized three guns at the Carievale border crossing in the southeast part of the province, including:
- 9mm handgun.
- 12-gauge shotgun.
- .22‑calibre rifle.
Also seized was an overcapacity magazine.
At the Northgate border crossing, officers seized a prohibited .22-calibre revolver from a 67-year-old U.S. man on June 8. He was arrested, fined $1,000 and sent back to the U.S.
On June 15, officers at Northgate seized another prohibited handgun from a U.S. man. Charges are pending
Meanwhile, border officers at North Portal, southern Saskatchewan’s busiest border crossing, seized three handguns from an American traveller on June 26.
During their search, officers uncovered:
- .357-calibre pistol (prohibited).
- .45-calibre pistol (prohibited).
- .40-calibre pistol (restricted).
An Alaska man, 56, pleaded guilty to smuggling on June 29 and was fined $3,500.
