Cuban citizen was arrested after an attempt to run via Ontario Bridge: RCMP

Cuban citizen was arrested in mid -March after trying to enter Canada by running Fort Ery International railway bridge from the United States.

The authorities responded quickly and grabbed the individual under Migration The Refugee Protection Law, RCMP said Thursday.

The man was transferred to the Canadian Border Services Agency in the port of entering Salam Jisr in Fort Erie, where it was not eligible to enter the country. They returned to the United States on the same day.

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This arrest comes at a time when the Canadian authorities have formed greatly the border security measures, especially between the official entry ports, in response to increasing concerns about drug smuggling and illegal immigration raised by the Trump administration earlier this year.

Since then, Canada has invested extensively in border monitoring and enforcement. These investments have led to more arrests at irregular transit points such as railways and remote roads.

RCMP says this area is still a hot point for illegal border crossings. Several recent attempts were intercepted on the railway bridge, where all individuals eventually returned to the United States

Sergeant. LePa Jankovic of the RCMP border integrity unit says that efforts to maintain security around the border have improved.

She said: “RCMP continues to see the positive operational effect of new investment in law enforcement between entry ports and cooperative efforts with the CN, OPP and CBSA police in maintaining Canadian border security and integrity.”

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