6 guns seized from Americans crossing into Saskatchewan

Two Americans trying to cross the border at North Portal, Sask., have been charged after a number of guns were found in their possession.

In one of the cases, the Canadian Border Services Agency charged a 50-year-old man Saturday with three violations of the Customs Act.

The agency said they searched his vehicle and found a number of undeclared weapons, including:

• a loaded .40 calibre semi-automatic pistol.
• a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic pistol.
• 11 overcapacity magazine clips.
• an undeclared shotgun.
• parts for an M-16 assault rifle.
• two prohibited butterfly knives and
• two prohibited switchblade knives.

The Belding, Mich., resident is scheduled to appear in Regina provincial court on Aug. 27.

Meanwhile, a second man caught with undeclared guns at the border has been fined $3,000.

The 65-year-old from Coeur dAlene, Idaho, pleaded guilty to three counts under the Customs Act after three loaded pistols, a .45 and a .22 calibre, plus a 9 millimetre, were found in his possession on July 21. That seizure also happened at North Portal.

CBSA says its officers in southern Saskatchewan have seized 24 undeclared firearms this year.