Investigation of illegal border crossing leads to the seizure of prohibited fire

Investigation of illegal border crossing leads to the seizure of prohibited firearms and the execution of a search warrant in Saskatoon.
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Royal Canadian Mounted  Police
Investigation into illegal border crossing  leads to seizure of prohibited firearms  and execution of search warrant in  Saskatoon
Press Release
The RCMP's Northwest Region Federal Enforcement Team  (FIET) was notified by the United States Border Patrol (USBP) that  an individual had illegally crossed  the border into Saskatchewan from Montana,  USA, at a remote  location south of Val Marie,  Saskatchewan. The  individual illegally entered the United States  at the same location  a short time later and  departed in a truck. The vehicle was stopped by USBP officers and two adult  males were  arrested.
During the  arrests, RCMP  EIPF officers and  the Ponteix RCMP  detachment conducted a search of the area  of Saskatchewan where the crossing occurred.  Officers found and seized a box containing a  gun that is  banned in  Canada. The investigation determined  that the two adult  males, both Canadian  citizens, legally entered the United States in early January at a designated port of entry. The  men are not  currently facing charges in the United  States. The  men were returned to Canada and processed by  the Canada Border Services Agency before being arrested by RCMP on January  7.
The ongoing investigation  involved the execution of a search warrant at a residence on 9th Avenue North in Saskatoon on January 8. Upon  entering the residence, RCMP officers found quantities of chemicals/compounds in several different locations and  requested assistance  from the Saskatchewan  RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit and RCMP  laboratory experts and  undercover officers from the Saskatoon Police  Department. The materials were seized and sent to Health Canada for further analysis.  Four firearms, two of which are prohibited in Canada, and approximately 500 rounds of  ammunition were also seized from the apartment.
Nathaniel Rose, 19, of Calgary,  Alberta, and Arya  Payendefar, 19, of Saskatoon,  Saskatchewan, are both charged with:
1 count,  unlawful possession of a  weapon, section 91(1) of the Criminal  Code.
1 count, possession of prohibited  equipment without a license, section 91(2) of the Criminal  Code.
1 count, unauthorized  importation of a firearm into Canada, section 103(2) of the Criminal Code
1 count,  clandestinely introducing into  Canada a firearm, the importation of which is prohibited, controlled or regulated  by the Customs Act or any other Act of Parliament, section 159(1) of the Customs Act
Information  No. 24524286
This investigation  is ongoing and additional charges may  be laid. Both will appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on February 12,  2025.
"This is  a great example of how collaboration and  proactive action can quickly  escalate into a  major investigation involving  multiple agencies and  spanning borders and  communities." "This highlights how  police relationships are  essential to disrupting criminal activity and  ensuring public  safety on both sides of the  Canada-U.S. border," says Superintendent Andrew Farquhar  of the  RCMP, Northwest Region,  in Saskatchewan.
The Ponteix RCMP Detachment,  the Saskatchewan RCMP Explosive  Ordnance Disposal Unit and  clandestine lab teams from the Saskatchewan RCMP and Saskatoon Police  Service, the Canada Border Services Agency and  the United States Border  Patrol are assisting the RCMP's Integrated Border Enforcement Team, Northwest Region (IBETmin) with this investigation. We thank our partners for their  continued cooperation and  assistance.
Quick Facts:
The RCMP's Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) is dedicated to border  policing in Saskatchewan and is part of  the RCMP Federal  Police, Northwest Region. IBET works to identify, investigate and  intercept individuals, organizations or  assets that threaten the national security of  any country or are involved in organized  crime. Attached are  photos of the firearms  found and  seized. –30–

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