CBSA Smuggling and Firearm Charges Against Ian Pierre Surette
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On July 23, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency's Criminal Investigations Section laid 16 charges against Ian Pierre Surette, 25, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The charges follow a CBSA interception at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, of a prohibited firearm suppressor destined for his residence. The counts include one count of smuggling under Customs Act S. 159(1) and Criminal Code counts including importation of a prohibited device under S. 103(1)(a). The reports do not state the next court date or the status of the charges.
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- CBSA · News (Canada.ca)CBSA charges Yarmouth, NS man with smuggling and firearm-related offences
The Canada Border Services Agency laid 16 charges against Ian Pierre Surette, 25, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, after CBSA officers at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario intercepted a prohibited firearm suppressor destined for his residence. The charges, laid July 23, 2026 by the CBSA's Criminal Investigations Section, include one count of smuggling under Customs Act S. 159(1) and Criminal Code counts including importation of a prohibited device under S. 103(1)(a) and S. 104(1)(a). Surette is scheduled to appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on October 26, 2026.
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