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All news releases issued in 2009 including national, prosecution and seizure and ant-dumping releases.

2009


December

2009-12-09
Public Safety Minister Van Loan congratulates Canada Border Service Agency on large cocaine seizure

Public Safety Canada

November

2009-11-20
RCMP and CBSA caution against purchasing drugs online
RCMP

2009-11-13
Violent criminal removed from Canada
National

2009-11-13
Vibrant images welcome international visitors to Toronto Pearson International Airport
Canadian Tourism Commission and Canada Border Services Agency

2009-11-05
Canada and the Republic of South Africa sign a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
National

October

2009-10-23
The CBSA and RCMP stop and investigate million dollar smuggler
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-10-18
Statement by the Canada Border Services Agency on the situation in Victoria
National

2009-10-09
Opium poppy pod seizure largest in CBSA history
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2009-10-08
The CBSA investigates the dumping of polyisocyanurate thermal insulation board
Anti-dumping

2009-10-01
Over 12 million cigarettes seized at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing
Prosecution and Seizure | Québec Region

September

2009-09-02
CBSA officers seize over 69 kilos of marijuana at the Queenston–Lewiston Bridge
Niagara–Fort Erie Region

August

2009-08-27
CBSA seizes 300 kilos of marijuana hidden under a ship's hull in Saguenay
Prosecution and Seizure | Québec Region

2009-08-24
The CBSA investigates the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods
Anti-Dumping

2009-08-21
Government of Canada to prevent immigration fraud through international cooperation
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

2009-08-20
Government of Canada expands border-clearance services for AMTRAK in anticipation of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
National

2009-08-20
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan opens Douglas border-crossing facility
National

July

2009-07-31
Over $20 million worth of cocaine seized at Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-29
Over $832,000 worth of cocaine seized at Rainbow Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-24
Canada Border Services Agency makes record cocaine seizure at the Huntingdon port of entry
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-07-23
Temporary Suspensions of Removals Lifted for Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda
National

2009-07-22
UK murder suspect arrested at Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-12
Statement by the Canada Border Services Agency on the situation in Cornwall
National

2009-07-10
Canada, Haiti and the World Customs Organization sign a memorandum of cooperation on building customs capacity
National

2009-07-06
The CBSA investigates the dumping of certain carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate
Anti-Dumping

2009-07-03
Canada Border Services Agency seizes 20 kilos of cocaine at the Peace Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara–Fort Erie Region

2009-07-03
Government of Canada Expands AMTRAK Service for 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Public Safety Canada

June

2009-06-01
Are you a Canadian citizen planning on travelling to the United States? New U.S. document requirements come into effect on June 1. Get your approved documents now.
National

May

2009-05-09
CBSA officers will begin carrying duty firearms on June 1, 2009, at the Port of Cornwall
National

April

2009-04-27
CBSA starts investigation into the dumping of certain mattress innersprings
Anti-Dumping

2009-04-23
US$477,000 seized at Coutts border crossing
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2009-04-21
Minister Van Loan applauds CBSA officers for two significant cocaine seizures at Windsor border
Public Safety Canada

2009-04-20
200 kilograms of cocaine seized at Windsor–Detroit border
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor–St. Clair Region

2009-04-17
Spanish citizen convicted of smuggling child pornography
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2009-04-17
Canada Border Services Agency successfully delivers on the Government of Canada's Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative
National

2009-04-06
B.C's enhanced driver's licence for U.S. border use goes public
National

2009-04-02
Foreign Nationals arrested for immigration violations
Prosecution and Seizure | Greater Toronto Region

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March

2009-03-30
Government of Canada moves to expand publicly funded border services at airports
Public Safety Canada

Core Services Review:

2009-03-24
CBSA seizes another cache of cocaine at Windsor–Detroit border
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor–St. Clair Region

2009-03-18
American fugitive arrested in Montréal
Prosecution and Seizure | Quebec Region

2009-03-12
International Visitors Experience Warm Welcome to Canada at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Canadian Tourism Commission and Canada Border Services Agency

2009-03-11
Sixty-four High Capacity Assault Rifle Magazines Intercepted
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region

2009-03-04
The CBSA starts investigation into the dumping of certain waterproof footwear
Anti-Dumping

2009-03-04
Canadians encouraged to prepare for document requirements to enter the United States by land and water
National

February

2009-02-20
Disruption of International Cocaine Delivery
Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Pacific Region

2008-02-09
CBSA joint investigation leads to guilty plea in anabolic steroid case
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2009-02-03
Third Ottawa street gang member deported from Canada
Prosecution and Seizure | Northern Ontario Region

January

2009-01-08
CBSA officers seize guns and ammunition at the border
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)