DETROIT – U.S. federal agents have seized 3,450 rounds of ammunition after they say a Canadian man tried to drive into the U.S. from Canada across the Ambassador Bridge.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the rounds were for a .22-calibre weapon and concealed beneath the front passenger seat of the vehicle’s floor mat.
They say a 36-year-old man entering through a trusted traveller program lane last Wednesday had told authorities he had no items to declare but that a secondary inspection turned up the ammunition.
U.S. officials say he was questioned by Homeland Security and released.
They say the man also was issued a civil penalty and removed from the NEXUS program, which allows pre-screened travellers expedited processing by U.S. and Canadian officials.
Acting Port Director David Beculheimer says the program “allows low risk, frequent border travellers benefits not available to others.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the rounds were for a .22-calibre weapon and concealed beneath the front passenger seat of the vehicle’s floor mat.
They say a 36-year-old man entering through a trusted traveller program lane last Wednesday had told authorities he had no items to declare but that a secondary inspection turned up the ammunition.
U.S. officials say he was questioned by Homeland Security and released.
They say the man also was issued a civil penalty and removed from the NEXUS program, which allows pre-screened travellers expedited processing by U.S. and Canadian officials.
Acting Port Director David Beculheimer says the program “allows low risk, frequent border travellers benefits not available to others.”
