The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) stopped several attempts to smuggle various weapons into Canada over the course of three days at a Windsor border crossing.
A CBSA spokesperson informed Windsor News Today. ca that firearms, knives, and pepper spray were seized by border agents at the Gordie Howe International Bridge during the first weekend of October.
The first incident occurred on Saturday, October 3, when a prohibited knife was taken from a U. S. resident. The traveller was fined $500.
On Monday, October 5, an American traveller had a prohibited firearm, a magazine, and 61 rounds of ammunition confiscated, resulting in a $1,500 fine.
Four additional seizures happened on Tuesday, October 6.
A U. S. resident was found with a prohibited firearm and five rounds of ammunition and paid a $1,000 penalty.
An American traveller also had a prohibited firearm along with 60 rounds of ammunition taken from them, incurring another $1,000 fine.
A canister of pepper spray, brass knuckles, and eight grams of cannabis were seized from another U. S. resident.
A Canadian resident had a prohibited knife confiscated as well.
In a social media update on Thursday, the CBSA reported that agents at entry points across southern Ontario had seized nine firearms and eight other prohibited weapons within an eight-day span. None of these items were declared.
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