NORTH PORTAL - Canada Border Services Agency officers at the North Portal border crossing recently seized a couple of prohibited firearms.
In a post on its X page on Oct. 25, the CBSA said officers at North Portal seized a loaded restricted firearm from a commercial driver.
According to the CBSA, officers located an undeclared, disassembled Griffin Armament AR-15 .223 prohibited rifle, a silencer for the prohibited rifle, two over-capacity magazines and eight thermobaric and sound/smoke emitting devices (simulation flash/smoke grenades). The individual paid a CBSA penalty of $1,500 and returned to the U.S.
Officers at North Portal also seized an undeclared, loaded and restricted Springfield 1911 handgun. The individual paid a $1,000 fine and returned to the U.S.
The CBSA said both incidents occurred on Oct. 17.
