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Firearms charges against US man

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Aug, 2023 01:30 PM
  • Firearms charges against US man

The Canada Border Services Agency says charges have been laid against an American man after he attempted to bring guns into the country. 

It says in a statement today that the man was stopped on May 6 by C-B-S-A officers at the Abbotsford border crossing as he attempted to pass through B-C on his way to Alaska.

The agency says border officers discovered three prohibited firearms, a silencer and two over-capacity magazines in his vehicle.

It says the man was arrested and now faces nine firearms charges and one count of making false statements.

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