CBSA lays criminal charges after seizing prohibited firearms at Lansdowne port of entry

The Canada Border Services Agency has laid multiple charges against two individuals after seizing eight firearms, including four prohibited firearms, 13 magazines, including seven prohibited over-capacity magazines, 1,500 rounds of ammunition and personal amounts of suspected narcotics at the Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge) port of entry on May 23, 2026. Daniel Sargent (59) of Virginia and Danette Garrelts (56) of California were each charged under the Customs Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Cannabis Act and the Criminal Code, including counts of smuggling, failing to report goods and unauthorized importation of a firearm.