Customs agents seized lawful gun owner’s truck over five bullets. Now he’s suing

[ArcadiaGP]

Customs illegally searched a man's truck, detained him for having ammo, refused to charge him, then stole his truck

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...er-five-bullets-now-hes-suing-to-get-it-back/

 

[femurphy77]

Should Have Respected their authoritah!


Purple as necessary.

 

[Thor]

It seems like some agencies are looking at civil forfeiture as part of their regular budgetary process.

I've seen some DNRs that work that way with ticketing (WI). One year fishing in the WI River a CO pulled up and pulled out a checklist to go over, life vests, age req., not drinking...hmmm...battery in a case and strapped down? Aha! Your case cover needs to be strapped down too...ticket.

 

[churchmouse]

It seems like some agencies are looking at civil forfeiture as part of their regular budgetary process.

I've seen some DNRs that work that way with ticketing (WI). One year fishing in the WI River a CO pulled up and pulled out a checklist to go over, life vests, age req., not drinking...hmmm...battery in a case and strapped down? Aha! Your case cover needs to be strapped down too...ticket.

Quota's/revenue streams.........

 

[phylodog]

I learned a valuable (and expensive) lesson about taking magazines or ammunition across the border two years ago but mine was at the Canadian border. If you're going I suggest you check, recheck, double recheck then stop before you get to the border and check one more time. The Canadian BP agents have always been very polite but they have a very limited sense of humor.

 

[Vigilant]

I learned a valuable (and expensive) lesson about taking magazines or ammunition across the border two years ago but mine was at the Canadian border. If you're going I suggest you check, recheck, double recheck then stop before you get to the border and check one more time. The Canadian BP agents have always been very polite but they have a very limited sense of humor.

Do tell!

 

[femurphy77]

Quota's/revenue streams.........

No such thing.


Purple as necessary again

 

[phylodog]

Do tell!

Lets just say that the one 15rd and two 22rd Glock .40 magazines loaded with Federal Tactical Bonded were not well received after telling them I had nothing of the sort in the truck.

We had a last minute change of plans and I went from leaving my truck in Illinois to driving it into Ontario. I didn't even think to look through the truck as I don't bring a pistol with me. When I saw the agent pull out the 15rd magazine I suddenly remembered the two 22rd mags and knew I was in hot water. 3 hours later and $500 lighter in the pocket I was released to continue my vacation in Ontario which surprised me. I thought for sure they'd send me back southbound if I was lucky enough to not be incarcerated.

100% my fault and can guarantee 100% that it'll never happen again.

 

[spencer rifle]

It was because they were Glock. Just doing their job, trying to prevent KBs.

 

[miguel]

When going to Canada, it's always best to parachute in...

 

[femurphy77]

When going to Canada, it's always best to parachute in...

Deep cover operatives will ALWAYS tunnel under the lakes!

 

[churchmouse]

Deep cover operatives will ALWAYS tunnel under the lakes!

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Those dern Canadians. If I could find a certain one of them right now I'd teach HER a lesson. Or two.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Those dern Canadians. If I could find a certain one of them right now I'd teach HER a lesson. Or two.

5 or 6, if it's Rachel McAdams.

 

[amboy49]

Lets just say that the one 15rd and two 22rd Glock .40 magazines loaded with Federal Tactical Bonded were not well received after telling them I had nothing of the sort in the truck.

We had a last minute change of plans and I went from leaving my truck in Illinois to driving it into Ontario. I didn't even think to look through the truck as I don't bring a pistol with me. When I saw the agent pull out the 15rd magazine I suddenly remembered the two 22rd mags and knew I was in hot water. 3 hours later and $500 lighter in the pocket I was released to continue my vacation in Ontario which surprised me. I thought for sure they'd send me back southbound if I was lucky enough to not be incarcerated.

100% my fault and can guarantee 100% that it'll never happen again.

Don't be totally surprised if you attempt to cross into Canada at some point in the future and your little incident (that cost you $500) comes back to bite you in the butt. At a border crossing for a bear hunt in 2016 one of our 8 man group was prevented from crossing due to a previous bar fight in the US that had occurred decades ago. Notwithstanding that he had crossed into Canada three times in the ensuing years after the fight had occurred. We quickly realized Canada can and will change the rules of the game at their whim.

Unlike the US where a sitting President signs an order to let 800,000 criminals stay here.

 

[KLB]

Don't be totally surprised if you attempt to cross into Canada at some point in the future and your little incident (that cost you $500) comes back to bite you in the butt. At a border crossing for a bear hunt in 2016 one of our 8 man group was prevented from crossing due to a previous bar fight in the US that had occurred decades ago. Notwithstanding that he had crossed into Canada three times in the ensuing years after the fight had occurred. We quickly realized Canada can and will change the rules of the game at their whim.

Unlike the US where a sitting President signs an order to let 800,000 criminals stay here.

Did you mean to use purple for the last line?

 

[Cameramonkey]

Ive been watching a "cops" type show on netflix that is nothing but CBP snagging people and packages trying to enter Canada when maybe they shouldnt. I really REALLY REALLY like their policies. I REALLY wish we were as strict. (you are coming here with no visible means of support? GO AWAY! You are coming on a 1 way tix to visit somebody you dont really know and dont have much cash but have lots of professional equipment in your bags? Sorry, no work permit, you are back on the next flight. etc, etc etc)

But they are as bad as we are in some respects. "We see you are a problem child and could be inadmissable to Canada. However its only a minor infraction, so if you pay us a fee you can enter and we'll forget about that issue." Sounds like a bribe to me. Sorry, but if you think he is a problem, a $400 swipe of a credit card shouldnt make it go away. Either he is a problem or he isnt.

 

[phylodog]

You never know what you're going to get when crossing the border into Canada. There are usually 6-8 of us in 2-3 trucks with trailers & ATV's when we go up. Some years we're through and on our way in minutes, others they want to search everything. They've freaked out and called us smugglers for various things over the years, one year it was a bag of potatoes, the next it was two tubes of roofing cement. I always just assume we're gonna spend an hour at the border, that way I'm pleasantly surprised on the rare occasions they don't want to look through everything. It's probably the significant amount of alcohol we pay to bring in that flags us most years.

 

[Fordtough25]

I've been searched most times crossing into Canada for work, I hate the border!!!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've been searched most times crossing into Canada for work, I hate the border!!!

I assume you're talking about the "real" Canada, and not just anything north of Columbus, IN.