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All news releases issued in 2007 including national, prosecution and seizure and ant-dumping releases.

2007


October

2007-10-31
NEXUS expands to the Woodstock border crossing
National

2007-10-31
NEXUS expands to the Sault Ste. Marie border crossing
National

2007-10-31
NEXUS expands to the Emerson border crossing
National

2007-10-31
Alleged Heroin Smuggler Arrested at the Airport (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

2007-10-24
The Government of Canada announces that NEXUS and FAST application fees will be reduced to CAN$50
National

2007-10-05
CBSA officers intercept 54 kilos of cocaine in Vancouver
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region (including Yukon)

September

2007-09-27
Minister Day launches the NEXUS program at Edmonton International Airport
National

2007-09-11
Canada's New Government to expand CBSA training facility in Rigaud
National

August

2007-08-31
Armed border officers deployed at the Pacific Highway border crossing
National

2007-08-31
Armed border officers deployed at the Peace Bridge
National

2007-08-23
Minister Day launches the NEXUS program at Winnipeg International Airport
National

2007-08-20
MP Dave MacKenzie launches the NEXUS program at Calgary International Airport
National

2007-08-15
Canada and the Netherlands sign a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
National

2007-08-13
CBSA starts dumping and subsidizing investigations into certain oil and gas well casing
Anti-Dumping

2007-08-13
CBSA officers seize 37 kilos of cocaine in Sarnia
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor/St. Clair Region

2007-08-01
Minister Day launches NEXUS program and announces expansion of services at Halifax Stanfield International Airport
National

July

2007-07-27
Minister Day attends graduation of Canada’s first armed border services officers
National

2007-07-27
CBSA officers seize over $5 million in drugs at the Port of Halifax
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2007-07-19
CBSA officers intercept 19 kilos of cocaine
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region (including Yukon)

2007-07-19
CBSA officers at the Peace Bridge seize 19 kilos of cocaine found hidden in door panels
Prosecution and Seizure | Niagara/Fort Erie Region

2007-07-12
CBSA officers at the Ambassador Bridge seize 59 kilos of cocaine hidden in cupboard
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor/St. Clair Region

June

2007-06-27
St. John’s resident pleads guilty to illegally importing and selling stun guns
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2007-06-26
Canada’s New Government invests $1.9M to modernize border facility at Christina Lake, B.C.
National

2007-06-20
Canada’s New Government announces that the NEXUS program is taking off at Ottawa International Airport
National

May

2007-05-10
CBSA officers seize 11 prohibited handguns in Edmundston
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

2007-05-08
CBSA officers find 96 kilos of cocaine hidden in pick-up truck
Pacific Region (including Yukon)

2007-05-07
Canada's New Government enhances security at Port of Montreal
National

April

2007-04-30
MP Davidson announces NEXUS has expanded to all Canadian waterways
National

2007-04-20
CBSA officers seize 37 kilos of cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor/St. Clair Region

2007-04-13
Canadian and U.S. governments team up with business to test border emergency plans in Vancouver
National

2007-04-10
Media update on the situation in the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Media Update

March

2007-03-15
CBSA makes its 6th significant cocaine seizure in a year
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region (including Yukon)

2007-03-07
CBSA officers seize more than $400,000 in anabolic steroids
Prosecution and Seizure | Atlantic Region

February

2007-02-22
Joint initiative introduces new procedures to strengthen security and expedite trade at the Ambassador Bridge
National

2007-02-21
171 kilograms of cocaine seized at Windsor border crossing
Prosecution and Seizure | Windsor/St. Clair Region

2007-02-12
Minister Day announces that NEXUS takes off at Toronto Pearson International Airport
National

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January

2007-01-18
U.S. fugitive removed from Canada
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2007-01-17
Serious criminal removed from Canada
Prosecution and Seizure | Prairie Region (including the Northwest Territories)

2007-01-12
Canada’s New Government invests over $430M for smart, secure borders

National

2007-01-11
B.C. company fined $100,000 for submitting false invoices
Prosecution and Seizure | Pacific Region (including Yukon)