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    CBSA Watchdog with No Teeth?

    CBSA Watchdog with No Teeth?

    A report commissioned by Public Safety Canada came to light earlier this year, urging the government to put in place an independent body to review complaints against and make recommendations to the Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

    The new “Canada Law Enforcement Review Commission” would have the ability to initiate reviews, dismiss frivolous complaints, share information with other review bodies, and issue non-binding recommendations to the CBSA and RCMP.

    While the proposal made by former Privy Council Office chief Mel Cappe would be a welcome source of accountability and transparency in Canada’s immigration system in theory, it is unlikely that such a body would have any ability to reprimand or impose change on either the CBSA or RCMP.

    The report was commissioned partly in response to growing public concern for the safety of people entering Canada and being detained administratively for sometimes indefinite periods of time, often improperly. The CBSA has come under recent scrutiny as a result of a series of in-custody deaths.

    While Canadian immigration lawyers urge the government to consider implementing the recommendations sooner than later, the extent of the watchdog’s ability to protect will remain to be seen.

    “This article is intended to inform. Its content does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon by readers as such. If you require legal assistance, please see a lawyer. Each case is unique and a lawyer with good training and sound judgment can provide you with advice tailored to your specific situation and needs.”
    By Fauzan SiddiquiBlog, Immigration
    Recovers 273kg of Cocaine in Sailboat at Nova Scotia Harbour

    CBSA Arrests 2, Recovers 273kg of Cocaine in Sailboat at Nova Scotia Harbour

    Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found approximately 273kg of cocaine on board a 29 foot boat, calling it “unusual” that such a small vessel had that much of a load.

    This is not the first seizure that the CBSA has seen in Nova Scotia, and it won’t be the last. The second most significant seizure they found was 200kg of hashish that was found hidden in a chocolate bar shipment in May. They record between “130 and 159 drug seizures every year.”

    The CBSA has arrested two men in connection with this bust, and they are:

    Jacques John Grenier, boat owner, charged with:

    • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
    • Conspiracy to import cocaine
    • Importing cocaine

    and Luc Chevrefils, charged with:

    • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
    • Conspiracy to import cocaine

    The CBSA had prior knowledge of the boat’s arrival.

    They found the bricks hidden in a sealed bed frame, which had brand new screws holding it together. Dominic Mallette, the agency’s acting director said “[their] officers are trained to look in those areas…if the vessel is 20 years old and the screws are brand new, that means somebody’s been there recently.”

    If you require representation for criminal offences, please contact our Criminal Lawyer David Schell, or call Devry Smith Frank LLP at 416-449-1400 today.

    By: Nicolas Di Nardo

    “This article is intended to inform and entertain. Its content does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon by readers as such. If you require legal assistance, please see a lawyer. Each case is unique and a lawyer with good training and sound judgment can provide you with advice tailored to your specific situation and needs.”
    By Fauzan SiddiquiBlog, Criminal Law