US-Canada border Tagged Articles

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A view of cars lining of at the Watson US-Canada border crossing to illustrate an article about a trucker arrested on drug charges at that border crossing.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentThursday, April 8, 2021

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Skeptical judge acquits trucker caught with heroin at Canadian border

An off-duty trucker charged with smuggling 13 bricks of cocaine from the U.S. to Canada via car was acquitted after maintaining that the drugs were…

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Noi MahoneyWednesday, January 13, 2021

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US border closure extended to Feb. 21

The land borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico will remain closed until at least another 30 days.

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A tractor-trailer entering the U.S. from Mexico. The US-Canada-Mexico borders will remain closed for non-essential travel to Jan. 21

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, December 11, 2020

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US-Canada-Mexico border closures extend to Jan. 21

The closure of the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico for nonessential travel will extend through Jan. 21, though commercial trucks remain exempt.

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Trucks prepare to enter the U.S. from Canada at the Peace Bridge border crossing in Buffalo, the site of multiple marijuana seizures over the summer. (

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, October 2, 2020

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Trucker held in US-Canada marijuana case asks court to let him go home

A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.

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Brian Straight, managing editor, Modern ShipperSaturday, September 12, 2020

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The Daily Dash: Rates are rising

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, spot rates are climbing quickly across the country, and a specialized hauler thrives during COVID-19.

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Packages of suspected cocaine seized by Canada Border Services Agency officers from a truck crossing from the United States. The truck driver was arrested.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentThursday, September 10, 2020

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Trucker arrested after $10M cocaine bust at US-Canada border

Canadian border officers arrested a truck driver after finding over $10 million worth of suspected cocaine during an inspection of a tractor-trailer coming from the…

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A cardboard box filled with sealed bags of marijuana, seized by US border agents in the latest major marijuana bust at the Canadian border

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentThursday, August 13, 2020

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CBP officers make another big marijuana bust at US-Canada border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize $8 million of marijuana from a commercial shipment at the Canadian border in the latest major drug bust…

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An image of a fake text message that tells recipients, including truckers, to self isolate for 14 days and includes a suspicious link.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentWednesday, August 12, 2020

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Truckers warned of fake quarantine text messages in Canada

Truckers are receiving fake text messages, purportedly from the Canadian government, instructing them to self-isolate after entering the country.

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Wooden pallets filled with $6 million worth of marijuana found at the US-Canada border.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentFriday, July 24, 2020

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$6 million in marijuana seized at US-Canada border

U.S. border officers seized more than $6 million worth of marijuana after inspecting a Canadian truck at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York.

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A truck prepares to enter the United States from Canada via the Peace Bridge border crossing near Buffalo, NY. Criminal charges were recently dropped against a truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the United States.

Nate Tabak, Border and North America CorrespondentThursday, July 9, 2020

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Trucker free after charges dropped in $20M US-Canada border drug bust

Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.