U.S. man gets 3 years for gun smuggling
75 firearms and amunition found in Florida man's truck as he tried to cross border at Coutts
CBC News
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 12:38 PM MT
Last Updated: Jul 27, 2012 12:08 PM MT
A Florida man has been sentenced to three years on prison for trying to bring a huge weapons cache into Canada earlier this year. (Courtesy CBSA)
A Florida man has been sentenced to three years in prison after he tried to smuggle guns across the border at Coutts.
George Foster, 54, was asked if he had any firearms as he tried to enter Canada in February. He said no.
Canada Border Services Agency officers searched his vehicle and found 75 guns including 48 handguns, four of which were loaded.
Twelve high-capacity magazines, a crossbow and a blowgun were also found among the weapons hidden in the pickup truck.
Foster pled guilty to six charges earlier this week in a Lethbridge courtroom.
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