More things to NOT cross the border with...
You know..just adding to the list....
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1. Ninja weapons
A Texas man attempting to cross the Canadian border at Coutts in late June told guards he was carrying ninja throwing stars — prohibited weapons — along with a sword and pellet gun.
Officers inspected the man’s motorhome and found two computers and 19 hard drives. When the Texan told them the computer equipment might contain child pornography, they took him into custody.
Border guards seized the throwing stars and turned the hard drives over to RCMP who charged the man. The case is now before the courts.
2. Criminal past
Border officers routinely block foreign nationals from crossing the Canadian border because of their criminal pasts, but a man who attempted to enter at Carway this summer had an especially long rap sheet.
After running background checks on the 34-year-old in late June, officers found he had been convicted of burglary 16 times. He was refused entry and returned to the United States.
At Carway, Alberta’s second-largest border crossing, officers denied entry to 64 foreign nationals for various reasons, including their criminal backgrounds, in June.
3. Human stowaway
A Colorado man landed in jail after officers at the Carway border crossing discovering an unusual compartment in the man’s vehicle during a mid-June inspection.
An external fuel tank in the bed of the truck appeared to be abnormal. After taking a closer look, they found a woman hiding inside a compartment in the rear of the tank.
The man was arrested and charged with human smuggling, while the woman was charged with failing to report to the border. They both pleaded guilty in a Lethbridge court June 20 and were each sentenced to 16 days in jail with an $8,000 fine.
4. Firearm parts
Border officers seized hundreds of firearm components — including submachine guns — during a routine inspection of an Edmonton man’s vehicle at the Coutts crossing in mid-April.
When looking through the vehicle, officers discovered plastic bags containing up to 300 firearm parts, including barrels, stocks, grips and trigger kits. There was also a trigger assembly for an automatic rifle, six overcapacity ammunition magazines and parts for four submachine guns.
In all, officers seized 11 prohibited firearm components from the vehicle.
David Anthony Garcia is facing weapons charges as a result of the seizure.
5. Chewing tobacco
Two Alberta men attempted to transport handcuffs, an extendable baton and a butterfly knife through the Del Bonita border crossing in April when they were stopped by officers.
Border guards suspected the men were being evasive and searched their vehicle, uncovering 105 tins of chewing tobacco concealed in three bags. They also found prohibited pepper spray, along with the other weapons and handcuffs.
The officers seized the tobacco and prohibited weapons before handing the men a $1,000 fine.
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Gary Haupt
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1. Ninja weapons
A Texas man attempting to cross the Canadian border at Coutts in late June told guards he was carrying ninja throwing stars — prohibited weapons — along with a sword and pellet gun.
Officers inspected the man’s motorhome and found two computers and 19 hard drives. When the Texan told them the computer equipment might contain child pornography, they took him into custody.
Border guards seized the throwing stars and turned the hard drives over to RCMP who charged the man. The case is now before the courts.
2. Criminal past
Border officers routinely block foreign nationals from crossing the Canadian border because of their criminal pasts, but a man who attempted to enter at Carway this summer had an especially long rap sheet.
After running background checks on the 34-year-old in late June, officers found he had been convicted of burglary 16 times. He was refused entry and returned to the United States.
At Carway, Alberta’s second-largest border crossing, officers denied entry to 64 foreign nationals for various reasons, including their criminal backgrounds, in June.
3. Human stowaway
A Colorado man landed in jail after officers at the Carway border crossing discovering an unusual compartment in the man’s vehicle during a mid-June inspection.
An external fuel tank in the bed of the truck appeared to be abnormal. After taking a closer look, they found a woman hiding inside a compartment in the rear of the tank.
The man was arrested and charged with human smuggling, while the woman was charged with failing to report to the border. They both pleaded guilty in a Lethbridge court June 20 and were each sentenced to 16 days in jail with an $8,000 fine.
4. Firearm parts
Border officers seized hundreds of firearm components — including submachine guns — during a routine inspection of an Edmonton man’s vehicle at the Coutts crossing in mid-April.
When looking through the vehicle, officers discovered plastic bags containing up to 300 firearm parts, including barrels, stocks, grips and trigger kits. There was also a trigger assembly for an automatic rifle, six overcapacity ammunition magazines and parts for four submachine guns.
In all, officers seized 11 prohibited firearm components from the vehicle.
David Anthony Garcia is facing weapons charges as a result of the seizure.
5. Chewing tobacco
Two Alberta men attempted to transport handcuffs, an extendable baton and a butterfly knife through the Del Bonita border crossing in April when they were stopped by officers.
Border guards suspected the men were being evasive and searched their vehicle, uncovering 105 tins of chewing tobacco concealed in three bags. They also found prohibited pepper spray, along with the other weapons and handcuffs.
The officers seized the tobacco and prohibited weapons before handing the men a $1,000 fine.
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Gary Haupt
