On June 6, 2016, Cornwall Newswatch reported that on May
21, 2016 the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA")
seized $USD 129,000 at the Cornwall border crossing. The money had
not been reported by two travelers and was seized under the
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
(the Proceeds of Crime Act"). Two travelers were referred to
secondary inspection for a review of their travel documents. During
a secondary inspection, the CBSA officers found a grocery bag with
13 shrink-wrapped bags filled with U.S. cash.
This is the second significant seizure of currency at Cornwall
in 2 months. According to Seaway News, in On March 31, 2016, the
Cornwall Regional Task Force seized $USD 200,000 from a person
trying to cross the St. Lawrence River is a vessel. The Cornwall
Regional Task Force is a joint forces partnership that includes the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Canada
Border Services Agency, and the Ontario Ministry
