Ivory, turkey talon, bobcat skins seized at Yukon-Alaska border; U.S. man
charged
Haley Ritchie, Terrace Standard
July 15, 2021
See link
https://www.terracestandard.com/news/ivory-turkey-talon-bobcat-skins-seized-at-yukon-alaska-border-u-s-man-charged/
for photos.
A man has been charged after a vehicle search at the Yukon-Alaska border
revealed restricted firearms, animal parts and smuggled ivory.
Two residents of the United States arrived at the border to transit through
the Yukon on May 25.
A search of their vehicle resulted in the seizure of seven restricted
firearms, one prohibited firearm and 15 corresponding magazines, three
bobcat skins, one bear paw, two sealskin hats, seven pieces of whale
baleen, two sheep horns, one turkey talon, one bear skull, one walrus skull
and a large amount of ivory.
Most of the wildlife goods are protected under Canada’s wildlife trade laws.
Alan Jerome Frazier, who claimed the goods faces four charges, including
unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of prohibited
devices, making false statements and smuggling.
He made a first appearance in circuit court in Beaver Creek on July 13.
He has also been fined $8,500 for the release of a seized vehicle and two
$1,200 fines.
“This seizure demonstrates the hard work and diligence of CBSA border
services officers and their commitment to keeping firearms out of our
communities as well as ensuring that endangered goods, without the proper
import requirements, do not enter illegal trade in Canada,” CBSA director
Darlene Klips said in a statement.
https://www.terracestandard.com/news/ivory-turkey-talon-bobcat-skins-seized-at-yukon-alaska-border-u-s-man-charged/
Ivory, turkey talon, bobcat skins seized at Yukon-Alaska border; U.S. man
charged
Haley Ritchie, Terrace Standard
July 15, 2021
See link
<https://www.terracestandard.com/news/ivory-turkey-talon-bobcat-skins-seized-at-yukon-alaska-border-u-s-man-charged/>
for photos.
A man has been charged after a vehicle search at the Yukon-Alaska border
revealed restricted firearms, animal parts and smuggled ivory.
Two residents of the United States arrived at the border to transit through
the Yukon on May 25.
A search of their vehicle resulted in the seizure of seven restricted
firearms, one prohibited firearm and 15 corresponding magazines, three
bobcat skins, one bear paw, two sealskin hats, seven pieces of whale
baleen, two sheep horns, one turkey talon, one bear skull, one walrus skull
and a large amount of ivory.
Most of the wildlife goods are protected under Canada’s wildlife trade laws.
Alan Jerome Frazier, who claimed the goods faces four charges, including
unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of prohibited
devices, making false statements and smuggling.
He made a first appearance in circuit court in Beaver Creek on July 13.
He has also been fined $8,500 for the release of a seized vehicle and two
$1,200 fines.
“This seizure demonstrates the hard work and diligence of CBSA border
services officers and their commitment to keeping firearms out of our
communities as well as ensuring that endangered goods, without the proper
import requirements, do not enter illegal trade in Canada,” CBSA director
Darlene Klips said in a statement.
https://www.terracestandard.com/news/ivory-turkey-talon-bobcat-skins-seized-at-yukon-alaska-border-u-s-man-charged/