2009 News releases

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December

• CFSEU Arrest 7 Individuals for Transporting Drugs to the U.S. by Aircraft
  21 December 2009
• Three Charged in 3,000,000.00 Ponzie Scheme
  21 December 2009
• International Drug Ring Dismantled
  21 December 2009
• Alleged Illegal Tobacco Distributor Arrested by the RCMP
  10 December 2009
• Public Safety Minister Van Loan congratulates Canada Border Service Agency on large cocaine seizure
  09 December 2009
• An IMET Investigation Leads to a Series of Arrests among the Members of a Retirement Investment Fraud Ring
  08 December 2009
• Raids against Smugglers in the Valleyfield Area
  04 December 2009
• Minister Van Loan commends police take-down in Manitoba and British Columbia
  03 December 2009
• London RCMP Seize Counterfeit Goods in Local Mall
  02 December 2009

November

• RCMP Dismantles Drug Trafficking Ring
  30 November 2009
• Man Charged With Terrorism Hoax - Update
  30 November 2009
• RCMP Seize Large Quantity of Shisha Tobacco
  30 November 2009
• Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Help Protect Children From Internet Sexual Predators
  30 November 2009
• Government of Canada supports crime prevention efforts in Calgary and surrounding area
  30 November 2009
• RCMP Seize Cigarettes and Cash
  26 November 2009
• Government of Canada to put public safety first in considering international transfer of offenders
  26 November 2009
• Major Joint Police Operation against a Forgery and Fraud Network
  25 November 2009
• 45 kg of Cocaine Seized in a Warehouse on Trans-Canada Highway in Montréal Five Individuals Arrested
  24 November 2009
• Counterfeit Goods Seized in Two Rivière-du-Loup Stores
  24 November 2009
• Hamilton Resident charged with Heroin Importation
  20 November 2009
• Three Million Dollar Fraud - Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Resident Arrested
  19 November 2009
• Cigarettes Seized in Sherbrooke: Five Persons Arrested by the RCMP
  17 November 2009
• Violent criminal removed from Canada
  13 November 2009
• Two Police Operations Conducted in the Valleyfield Region
  13 November 2009
• Two Alleged Tobacco Smugglers Arrested by the RCMP
  13 November 2009
• Illegal Cigarettes Seized in St-Majorique
  10 November 2009
• RCMP Shut Down Pirated Video Games Sales
  09 November 2009

October

• Government of Canada supports crime prevention efforts in New Brunswick
  29 October 2009
• Illegal Cigarettes Seized in the Beauce Area
  28 October 2009
• The CBSA and RCMP stop and investigate million dollar smuggler
  27 October 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention efforts in Toronto
  15 October 2009
• Opium poppy pod seizure largest in CBSA history
  13 October 2009
• Over 12 million cigarettes seized at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing
  05 October 2009

September

• Government of Canada funds crime prevention effort in Niagara Region
  28 September 2009
• 5 In Custody After Foiled Illegal Border Crossing Attempt
  16 September 2009
• Government of Canada Intends to Indroduce Legislation to Help Combat White-Collar Crime
  16 September 2009
• RCMP take 7.5 million marijuana joints out of circulation, Fredericton , N.B.
  16 September 2009
• Operation Colisée: A Man Arrested by the RCMP after Three Years on the Run
  16 September 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention effort in Muskoka region
  11 September 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention effort in Waterloo region
  10 September 2009
• Counterfeits Seized by the RCMP at Flea Market
  10 September 2009
• Law Enforcement Agencies Team Up for Outdoor Marijuana Eradication Operation
  08 September 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention efforts in Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Region
  09 September 2009
• Illegal Goods Seized in a Residence Near Drummondville
  04 September 2009
• CBSA officers seize over 69 kilos of marijuana at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge
  03 September 2009
• Police Eradicate Marihuana Grows
  02 September 2009
• A Police Operation Leads to the Arrest of Tobacco Smugglers in Saint-Anicet
  02 September 2009

August

• Cornwall RCMP make Six Contraband Tobacco Seizures in Three Days
  31 August 2009
• Over 970 Cases of Counterfeit Cigarettes Seized
  28 August 2009
• Government of Canada steps up to protect communities targeted by hate crimes
  28 August 2009
• CBSA seizes 300 kilos of marijuana hidden under a ship's hull in Saguenay
  28 August 2009
• Kingston RCMP Detachment seized 14,826 Marihuana Plants
  26 August 2009
• New Program to Combat Synthetic Drugs Announced
  25 August 2009
• 9 People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  21 August 2009
• Government of Canada to prevent immigration fraud through international cooperation
  21 August 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention efforts in Calgary
  21 August 2009
• Three Suspects Arrested by the RCMP in a Saint-Chrysostome Flea Market
  19 August 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention efforts in Edmonton and surrounding area
  18 August 2009
• Counterfeit Prescription Drug Distribution Ring Dismantled by the RCMP
  07 August 2009
• Joint investigation results in one of the largest contraband cigarette seizures in Southwestern Ontario
  05 August 2009
• Minister Van Loan Commends CBSA's Fight to Keep Drugs Off Canadian Streets
  04 August 2009

July

• Over $832,000 worth of cocaine seized at Rainbow Bridge
  30 July 2009
• Major Heroin Seizure - UPDATE
  29 July 2009
• Fraud Network Dismantled by COLT
  29 July 2009
• Minister Van Loan commends Toronto Airport Drug Enforcement Unit on major drug seizure
  28 July 2009
• Canada Border Services Agency makes record cocaine seizure at the Huntingdon port of entry
  27 July 2009
• Quick Hit by Police Nets Heroin and Cash
  23 July 2009
• Police bust another cocaine importing ring at Pearson Airport
  22 July 2009
• Operation JAILOR: Undercover investigation disrupts drug trade in Southeastern New Brunswick, Moncton, N.B.
  20 July 2009
• Important Seizure by the RCMP in Val-d'Or
  17 July 2009
• Integrated Security Unit Planning for a Safe and Secure G8 Summit in 2010
  14 July 2009
• Couple wanted in the U.S. facing immigration charges
  14 July 2009
• Government of Canada funds crime prevention efforts in the Northwest Territories
  10 July 2009
• Police bust drug importing ring - net cash and guns
  09 July 2009
• Montréal Business Man Charged with Fraud over $10 million
  09 July 2009
• Satellite Television Piracy Case Leads to an RCMP Operation in Saguenay
  08 July 2009
• Pirated Video Games and Consoles Seized by the RCMP
  08 July 2009
• Canada Border Services Agency seizes 20 kilos of cocaine at the Peace Bridge
  06 July 2009

June

• Individual Wanted in Relation to the Dismantling of a Clandestine Designer Drug Laboratory in St-Janvier
  30 June 2009
• Minister Van Loan congratulates combined law enforcement in a major seizure of prohibited weapons
  24 June 2009
• New law combats airport smuggling and security risks, says Van Loan
  24 June 2009
• 500 000 contraband cigarettes seized, Blackville, N.B.
  19 June 2009
• Government of Canada Introduces Legislation To Fight Crime In The 21st Century
  18 June 2009
• Contraband Cigarettes Seized by the RCMP Valleyfield Office
  18 June 2009
• An IMET Investigation Leads to Criminal Charges against a Trois-Rivières Man
  17 June 2009
• 'Protection of Society' to Become Main Objective in Corrections System
  16 June 2009
• RCMP seize 120,000 contraband cigarettes, Florenceville-Bristol, N.B
  16 June 2009
• Criminal Organization Involved in PCP Production and Trafficking Dismantled
  16 June 2009
• Contraband Cigarettes Seized by the RCMP Valleyfield Office
  12 June 2009
• RCMP seize more than 650 marijuana plants, Hanwell, N.B
  11 June 2009
• Minister Van Loan congratulates combined police efforts in a major marijuana grow-op seizure
  10 June 2009
• RCMP seize 120,000 contraband cigarettes, Saint-Jacques, N.B.
  08 June 2009
• Contraband Cigarettes Seized by the RCMP in Drummondville
  08 June 2009
• Minister Van Loan applauds combined police efforts in a major raid targeted at illegal drug trafficking
  05 June 2009
• Government of Canada Introduces Bill to End Early Parole for Murderers
  05 June 2009
• 303 Cannabis Plants Seized by the RCMP Valleyfield Office
  03 June 2009
• Minister of Public Safety announces legislation to allow victims of terrorism to sue perpetrators and supporters of terrorism
  02 June 2009
• Are you a Canadian citizen planning on travelling to the United States? New U.S. document requirements come into effect on June 1
  01 June 2009
• Canada takes action to strengthen the National Sex Offender Registry and the National DNA Data Bank
  01 June 2009

May

• Ministers Nicholson and Van Loan Highlight Canada's Crime Fighting and Prevention Efforts at the G8 Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs
  30 May 2009
• RCMP warns public about counterfeit bills, Fredericton, N.B.
  29 May 2009
• More Cocaine Swallowers arrested at Pearson International Airport
  27 May 2009
• Three arrested in GTA for Importing over 15 Kg of Heroin
  26 May 2009
• The Government of Canada highlights importance of 'Our Missing Children' program
  25 May 2009
• Funding assists communities targeted by hate crime in Toronto
  22 May 2009
• Funding assists communities targeted by hate crime in Thornhill
  21 May 2009
• Funding assists community targeted by hate crime in Winnipeg
  21 May 2009
• Funding assists community targeted by hate crime in Edmonton
  21 May 2009
• Major Police Operation Against Organized Crime in Kanesatake
  19 May 2009
• 300,000 contraband cigarettes seized, Saint-Basile, N.B
  15 May 2009
• Minister of Justice Moves to Modernize Criminal Law Procedure in Canada
  15 May 2009
• Government of Canada takes further action toward effective gun control
  15 May 2009
• Joint Law Enforcement Operation Results in Seizure of a Tractor Trailer Load of Contraband Cigarettes
  14 May 2009
• Four people charged in human smuggling ring, Fredericton, N.B.
  13 May 2009
• RCMP Looking for Public Assistance in Major Ponzie Scheme
  12 May 2009
• Funding Assists Communities Targeted By Hate Crime
  11 May 2009
• RCMP Seize 1000s of Pirated DVD's
  08 May 2009
• Two Arrested for Possession of Fine Cut Tobacco
  08 May 2009
• Two Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  08 May 2009
• A Suspicious Van Fire Leads to a Significant Contraband Tobacco Seizure
  08 May 2009
• 10 Persons Arrested After a PCP Lab Is Uncovered in the Québec Region
  08 May 2009
• RCMP warn deadly drug targeted at university and high school students, Fredericton, N.B.
  07 May 2009
• Precursor Used in the Production of the "Rape Drug" Seized
  07 May 2009
• Tractor Trailer Full of Contraband Cigarettes Seized During Joint Police Operation
  05 May 2009
• Two Arrested Found Off-Loading Boat Full of Little Cigars Into A Pick-Up Truck
  01 May 2009
• Drug Swallower's Stay Costly
  01 May 2009
• Joint Police Operation Results in Contraband Tobacco Seizure
  01 May 2009

April

• Illegal cigarette seizures near two million mark in recent weeks, Saint-Basile, N.B.
  30 April 2009
• RCMP seize one million illegal cigarettes, Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, N.B
  29 April 2009
• The Government of Canada Supports Victims of Crime
  27 April 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent youth crime in Quebec
  24 April 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent youth crime in Winnipeg
  24 April 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent youth crime in Quebec
  24 April 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent youth crime in Quebec
  24 April 2009
• Cumberland Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  24 April 2009
• US$477,000 seized at Coutts border crossing
  23 April 2009
• Akwesasne Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  22 April 2009
• RCMP Executed Two Search Warrants in relation To Pirated DVDs
  22 April 2009
• RCMP warn of the impact of organized crime in New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
  21 April 2009
• Government of Canada introduces legislation to tackle auto theft and property crimes
  21 April 2009
• Minister Van Loan applauds CBSA officers for two significant cocaine seizures at Windsor border
  21 April 2009
• 200 kilograms of cocaine seized at Windsor-Detroit border
  21 April 2009
• Spanish citizen convicted of smuggling child pornography
  21 April 2009
• Police Intercept Illicit Export of Nuclear Technology
  17 April 2009
• Minister Van Loan congratulates police in latest gang crackdown
  16 April 2009
• Hummer Seized and Ottawa and Toronto Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  16 April 2009
• Akwesasne Resident Charged for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  08 April 2009
• B.C's enhanced driver's licence for U.S. border use goes public
  06 April 2009
• Speeding Vehicle Stopped Loaded With Contraband Cigarettes
  03 April 2009
• Foreign Nationals arrested for immigration violations
  03 April 2009
• Minister Van Loan salutes guns and gangs crackdown by police
  02 April 2009
• Residents from Montreal, Cornwall and Akwesasne Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  01 April 2009

March

• Government Re-Introduces Legislation Targeting Identity Theft
  31 March 2009
• Large Quantity of Illegal Cigarettes Seized by the Police in the Beauce Region
  27 March 2009
• Joint Operation With CBSA, OPP and RCMP Results in Contraband Tobacco Seizures
  27 March 2009
• Eleven People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  27 March 2009
• The Government of Canada Introduces Legislation Restricting Credit for Time Served
  27 March 2009
• CBSA seizes another cache of cocaine at Windsor-Detroit border
  24 March 2009
• Mass Marketing Fraud: Police Conduct Searches in Businesses Providing Money Transfer Services
  24 March 2009
• Do you have what it takes to be a Mountie? Come find out, March 25
  19 March 2009
• American fugitive arrested in Montréal
  19 March 2009
• Alleged Fraudster Specialized in Odometer Rollback Arrested by the RCMP
  18 March 2009
• Alexandria Man Held in Custody for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  18 March 2009
• Akwesasne Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  18 March 2009
• Vehicle Stop Leads to Seizure of Contraband Cigarettes
  13 March 2009
• Government of Canada Committed to Protecting our National Security While Respecting Human Rights
  12 March 2009
• Three People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  12 March 2009
• RCMP Seize Fine Cut Tobacco
  12 March 2009
• Major Police Operation Aimed at Organized Crime in Québec City
  12 March 2009
• Minister of Justice Orders New Trial in Manitoba Murder Case
  12 March 2009
• Sixty-Four High Capacity Assault Rifle Magazines Intercepted
  12 March 2009
• Cornwall Man Arrested For Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  11 March 2009
• Counterfeit Goods Seized by the RCMP
  10 March 2009
• Fugitive Wanted by the RCMP
  06 March 2009
• Contraband Cigarettes and Non-Prescribed Pills Seized by RCMP
  05 March 2009
• Four More Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  05 March 2009
• Seven Men Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  05 March 2009
• An Ottawa Man and Cornwall Man Held In Custody for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  04 March 2009
• Minister Van Loan commends Canadian efforts to apprehend U.S. fugitive
  03 March 2009

February

• Government Re-Introduces Legislation to Fight Serious Drug Crimes
  27 February 2009
• Government Introduces Legislation to Protect Canadians From Gangs and Other Forms of Organized Crime
  26 February 2009
• Project Condor: Fugitive Wanted by the RCMP
  25 February 2009
• Large Quantity of Illegal Cigarettes Seized by the RCMP
  25 February 2009
• Alleged Illegal Tobacco Product Distributor Arrested by the RCMP
  25 February 2009
• Close to US$460,000 Seized by the RCMP in the Valleyfield Area
  25 February 2009
• Drug Section - Disruption of International Cocaine Delivery
  23 February 2009
• 1100 Cases of Counterfeit Cigarettes Seized
  23 February 2009
• Illegal East Indian tobacco seized in GTA
  23 February 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent crime in London
  20 February 2009
• A Beaumont Resident Caught Red-Handed and 230,000 Illegal Cigarettes Seized by Police
  20 February 2009
• OPP Stop Two Vehicles That Lead To Large Contraband Tobacco Seizures
  18 February 2009
• Vehicle Stopped by the OPP Found to Contain Fine Cut Tobacco
  17 February 2009
• Organized crime group dismantled in RCMP Operation JUNE BUG, Saint John, N.B.
  17 February 2009
• Suspicious Vehicle Stop Leads to Seizure of Contraband Cigars
  16 February 2009
• Ontario Provincial Police Vehicle Stop Leads to RCMP Seizure of Contraband Tobacco
  16 February 2009
• Young Person Faces Charges for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  16 February 2009
• Minister Van Loan applauds collaborative law enforcement efforts that result in multiple arrests in "Operation Axe"
  13 February 2009
• RCMP seize Illegal Satellite TV Equipment
  12 February 2009
• New York State Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  12 February 2009
• Government of Canada signals commitment to fight Internet child exploitation
  10 February 2009
• Cornwall Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  11 February 2009
• Richmond Hill Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  11 February 2009
• Vehicle Stop Leads to Arrest of Two Quebec Residents for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  11 February 2009
• Computer Hacker Arrested by the RCMP in Québec City
  11 February 2009
• Pirated Video Games and Consoles Seized by the RCMP (Saint-Georges)
  09 February 2009
• Bite put on Illegal Chewing Tobacco Distributor
  05 February 2009
• Radio Jammers Seized by the RCMP and Industry Canada
  03 February 2009
• Minister Van Loan commends removal of criminal gang member
  03 February 2009

January

• RCMP pull the curtain down on counterfeit DVD movies
  29 January 2009
• Update - More victims discovered in child pornography investigation, Tracyville, N.B.
  29 January 2009
• RCMP arrest jewellery smuggler at Pearson International Airport
  29 January 2009
• Four vehicles seized carrying 111 cases of contraband cigarettes
  29 January 2009
• Four Individuals in Possession of 36,600 Ecstasy Pills Arrested Near the Canada-United States Border
  28 January 2009
• Man arrested for making child pornography, Tracyville, N.B.
  27 January 2009
• Five People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  27 January 2009
• Cornwall Resident Arrested for Possession of Contraband Cigarettes
  21 January 2009
• Six People Charged Following RCMP Contraband Tobacco Investigation
  21 January 2009
• Government of Canada takes action to prevent crime in British Columbia
  15 January 2009
• Government of Canada partners with Crime Stoppers to increase public awareness of human trafficking
  15 January 2009
• Toronto Area Man Facing Opium Importation Charges
  13 January 2009
• A Fugitive Wanted by Project Condor Investigators was Arrested this Morning in the Trois-Rivières Area
  12 January 2009
• CBSA, RCMP and OPP Operation Leads to the Seizure of Contraband Cigarettes
  09 January 2009
• CBSA Officers Seize Guns and Ammunition at the Border
  09 January 2009
• Five People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco
  06 January 2009