The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of 112 kg of opium following an examination of a commercial truck arriving at the Pacific Highway Commercial Operations port of entry. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Feb. 12, 2026, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)-led initiative, in partnership with the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, resulted in the arrest of two suspects, along with the significant seizure of contraband products and an associated vehicle. The full release is available online. Contact media.relations.rcmp-Ontario-relations.medias.grc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued a temporary halt on removals to Israel and to Lebanon. This measure is being taken due to the volatile and unpredictable hostilities in the Middle East. The current conflict in Israel and Lebanon is creating broad and generalized risks to the entire civilian population that extend beyond specific targeted actions, … Read more
Following a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) firearm smuggling investigation, on Jan. 15, 2026, Jamaal Shaquille McCallum, a resident of Scarborough, Ont., has pled guilty to the following offences under the Criminal Code: One count of Possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order; Two counts of Possession of prohibited devices contrary to a prohibition order; … Read more
In November and December 2025, CBSA border services officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta seized a combined 1,010 kg of cocaine, methamphetamine, suspected heroin and dode (opium poppies) from three commercial trucks. In all three incidents, the drivers and the seized narcotics were transferred to the custody of the RCMP Federal Policing … Read more
The Cornwall Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), acting on information received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), launched an identity fraud investigation in 2024 that uncovered a long running scheme involving U.S. citizen Peter Eliot Granovetter, age 70. The investigation determined that Granovetter had unlawfully assumed the identity of a Canadian citizen in 2012. On Dec. … Read more
On Jan. 23, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted a package at Hamilton International Airport originating from China addressed to a resident of Kingston, Ont. Upon examination, the CBSA determined the parcel contained a life sized doll categorized as child sexual abuse and exploitation material. The CBSA engaged the Kingston Police Internet Child … Read more
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 42 kg of suspected heroin from a tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry from Buffalo, New York, into Fort Erie, Ont. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Dec. 16, 2025, Raymond Sun, a Canadian citizen and a resident of Richmond, B.C., was sentenced in Richmond Provincial Court to 30-months imprisonment and issued a lifetime firearms ban after being found guilty of the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl; and possession for … Read more
To further enhance border integrity, the CBSA will introduce telephone reporting in areas formerly covered by the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program. The RABC Program will close on Sept. 14, 2026. As of this date, all travellers entering Canada through remote areas of northern Ontario or from the Northwest Angle into southern Manitoba, must … Read more