Xinhua
11 Dec 2024, 03:15 GMT+10
OTTAWA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- There's been an increase in the confiscation of illegal items at border crossings, as well as a jump in inadmissible foreign nationals attempting to enter Canada from the United States, local media reported Tuesday.
According to the Canada Border Services Agency, there have been more seizures of dangerous drugs, firearms and stolen vehicles in the first 10 months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, CTV News reported.
Agents also intercepted 2,070 stolen vehicles before they were shipped abroad which is nearly 500 more than last year, said the report.
Agents turned away nearly 34,000 people considered inadmissible, roughly 30 percent more than the 25,500 identified in the same period in 2023, according to the report.
The agency also removed more than 14,000 foreign nationals from Canada between New Year's Day and Halloween this year due to violations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, reported CTV News.
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