The Canada Border Services Agency announced on Tuesday that in two separate incidents in May this year, two United States residents, who failed to declare their handguns at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry, have been convicted of smuggling.The first incident was on May 4, 2016, Rodrick Hines, 32, of Sacramento, California, sought entry to Canada and was referred for a secondary examination. During the search, border services officers found a loaded .40-calibre pistol and two loaded .40-calibre large-capacity magazines under the dash of his vehicle. The prohibited gun and the magazines were seized and Hines was arrested.
On May 5, Hines pled guilty to smuggling under section 159 of the Customs Act and was fined $2,500.
In a separate incident, Kiho Kang, 48, of Lynnwood, Washington, was examined at the border crossing in Abbotsford on May 24, 2016. Officers arrested Kang after discovering a 9mm restricted handgun and five large-capacity magazines in the trunk of his vehicle.
Kang appeared in court on May 25 and pled guilty to smuggling under section 159 of the Customs Act. He was fined $2,500 and banned from owning firearms in Canada for ten years.