Several guns seized at Windsor border entries over last month

Source: CBSA.

A total of 15 weapons, among other items, have been seized at Windsor border entry points since Oct. 18.

The Canada Border Services Agency provided a full breakdown of the seizures to CTV News. All items were seized from U.S. residents:

• On Oct. 18, two firearms, a push dagger, and two magazines were seized at the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
• On Oct. 21, several items were seized at the Gordie Howe International Bridge from three different U.S. travellers. Seized items include three guns, four magazines, a can of pepper spray, a set of brass knuckles, and a knife.
• On Oct. 24, a gun, two magazines, and 1.4 kilograms of cannabis were seized from a U.S. traveller at the Ambassador Bridge. At the Gordie Howe Bridge, a gun was seized from a different American resident. Over at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, a gun, magazine, and eight rounds of ammo were seized from a third U.S. citizen.
• On Oct. 25, a gun, three magazines, and 19 rounds of ammo were seized at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel.
• On Oct. 30, at the Gordie Howe Bridge, a firearm and a magazine were seized.
• On Nov. 1, two guns, two magazines, and nine rounds of ammo were seized at the Gordie Howe International Bridge from two different people.

All travellers were fined. A 35-year-old Ohio man was arrested and charged with firearms-related offences in addition to a fee in relation to one Oct. 21 incident.