A couple of Texas tourists got a taste of Canadian justice over the weekend courtesy of Federal prosecutor Peter Thorn.
On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Than Jeffrey Do pulled up to the border patrol at St. Stephen. N.B.
The Dos, of Murphy, Tex., told a border officer they were not carrying weapons, but were pulled over for a secondary inspection, Thorn told the judge. In various storage compartments in the trailer, inspectors found a Bersa Thunder .380 handgun along with loose rounds in a Ziploc bag, a Smith and Wesson .38 Special, and a Rossi .357 Magnum. They also found a 12-gauge shotgun and pepper spray, Thorn said.
The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Norman Chaffin showed up at the same border station in their motorhome.
They also denied carrying weapons, but after some ammunition was found in the SUV during a secondary inspection, Chaffin, of Aurora, Tex., admitted there was a .40 Glock handgun in their motor home’s safe.
Both couples ended up in Canadian courts the following Wednesday.
Thorn said provincial court Judge Henrik Tonning fined Do $1,700 and Chaffin $1,000. Their guns were destroyed, and both men were told to leave the country.
Don’t mess with Canada!