Man Found Guilty of Smuggling Cheese, CBSA Says
A man was ordered to pay a fine of about $22,200 after the Canada Border Services Agency said he tried to smuggle nearly 8,800 pounds of cheese through the Lansdowne, Ontario, port, CBSA said in a My 27 press release.…
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CBSA said the man, Haissam Azzar, entered Canada with “eight skids of undeclared cheese” before being arrested and charged with smuggling. As part of the penalty, Azzar must pay the fine within five years, making a minimum payment of about $750 each year.