The Canadian Border Services Agency says a weapons bust at the Coutts border crossing this week is the largest handgun seizure in the history of the port.
The CBSA says they found a hefty cache of firearms and weapons in the vehicle of a Florida resident travelling to Alaska, who stopped at the Alberta/Montana border crossing on Tuesday.
Officers seized 75 firearms including 48 handguns – four of which were loaded, one blowgun, one pistol crossbow and 12 high capacity magazines.
54-year-old George Foster has been arrested and faces ten charges. Police say additional charges may be pending.
Foster will appear in Lethbridge provincial court on Thursday,
For information about your rights and obligations regarding the importation of firearms and other weapons into Canada, visit the CBSA website.
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