Image: Canada Border Services Agency / An American traveler who attempted to cross into Canada at the Abbotsford-Huntington border crossing in May 2023 is now facing a multitude of gun-related charges after he tried to bring in prohibited firearms. Charges have been laid against Andrew Case in Abbotsford Provincial Court. 
By Mike Vanden Bosch
Smuggling illegal guns into Canada

American busted at Abbotsford border crossing for bringing prohibited guns into Canada

Aug 22, 2023 | 12:13 PM

ABBOTSFORD — An American with an affinity for guns may live to regret his ill-advised attempt to cross into Canada with a cache of prohibited firearms in his vehicle earlier this year.

In a news release Tuesday (Aug. 22), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it has laid charges for Criminal Code and Customs Act offences against a US traveller following a firearms seizure at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in British Columbia.

Andrew Case was attempting to enter Canada in transit to Alaska on May 6, 2023, when he was referred for secondary examination. During an inspection, CBSA officers discovered three prohibited firearms in his vehicle as well as a silencer and two over-capacity magazines, all of which are also prohibited. Mr. Case was arrested and the CBSA’s Pacific Region Criminal Investigations Section began an investigation.

On August 1, 2023, this investigation led to the following charges being sworn against Case in Abbotsford Provincial Court:

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  • Three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm contrary to Section 91(1) of the Criminal Code;
  • Three counts of possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized contrary to Section 92(1) of the Criminal Code;
  • Two counts of possession of prohibited devices contrary to Section 91(2) of the Criminal Code;
  • One count of possession of a firearm in a vehicle contrary to Section 94(1) of the Criminal Code; and
  • One count of false statements, contrary to Section 153(a) of the Customs Act.
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Case is scheduled to appear in court on October 19, 2023.

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