CBSA seizes four guns at Chief Mountain Crossing
CHIEF MOUNTAIN, MONTANA — The Canadian Border Services Agency is reminding American travellers to be aware of firearm laws in Canada, after seizing handguns from a traveller crossing the border at Waterton Lakes National Park over the weekend.
On Sunday, CBSA officers seized four undeclared handguns from a Minnesota man at the Chief Mountain Border Crossing, which connects Montana to the park. The driver was referred to a routine examination by officers, who found all of the firearms were found inside luggage stored inside a pickup truck box.
Officers seized a loaded .40-calibre pistol, a .45-calibre revolver, a .50-calibre revolver and a.45 calibre pistol.
The traveller was arrested and his vehicle was seized, since it was used to unlawfully import goods. The traveller had to pay a $4,000 fine to get it back. The handguns will be destroyed according to standard CBSA procedure.