Canadian Border Services

• 3 Ontarians face charges for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth $198M: RCMP

  Three people from southern Ontario are facing charges in a year-old drug seizure in which 1.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized by border services officers in Saint John, N.B.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2023
  
• 12 charged after 11-month ‘Project Icarus’ drug and gun investigation: Halton police

  Investigators say 44 charges in all were laid.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2021
  
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• First Nations police arrest illegal border crosser near Roseau Rapids

  A man arrested on Monday by Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) had illegally crossed into Canada from the United States, police said.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2019
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• Canadian authorities deny searching phone of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou

  An RCMP-CBSA response to a civil lawsuit says a border officer asked Meng for her phone numbers and passwords in case he was required to search the devices for customs or immigration purposes. It says neither border officials nor RCMP officers examined their contents.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019
• Stoney Creek man accused of smuggling ecstacy by mail: RCMP

  Hamilton-Niagara RCMP say a joint investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency and Canada Post uncovered an illicit package from the Netherlands.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
• Stun gun concealed in flashlight leads to a Kingston man’s arrest

  Police say border agents working at a mail processing centre found a stun gun concealed as a flashlight in one package bound for a Kingston address.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2018
• Over 70 firearms stolen from southern Saskatchewan gun collector

  RCMP said a gun collector returned to his house outside of Strothoaks, Sask., after being away for six weeks to discover the theft of the firearms.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2018
• Refugees make for bad politics for Trudeau government

  Is the Liberal government backing away from its commitment to refugees? After campaigning on compassion, Ottawa is now facing a perfect storm of surging asylum claims, an overburdened system and political pressure.

  Commentary

  May 16, 2017
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• Top border seizures in Saskatchewan from 2016

  The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released its top five Saskatchewan incidents of 2016.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2017
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• 5 Halifax stories you must read this week: March 11

  From taking a look inside the Canadian Border Services Agency to getting a nod from the president of the United States, here are the top five stories Global Halifax brought you this week.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2016