RCMP charges St. John's man after CBSA intercepts prohibited device at Mississauga mail centre

The RCMP's Federal Policing – Eastern Region charged 38-year-old Lee Ballett of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on June 24, 2026, after CBSA officers at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario intercepted a package from an international shipper containing a device prohibited under the Criminal Code. The charges include unauthorized importing or exporting, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited device, five counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and keeping, acquiring or disposing of illegally imported goods and smuggling into Canada under the Customs Act.