Thirteen arrested in cross border operation
February 17, 2021 at 11 h 59 min
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By Nick Seebruch
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CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) has taken part in a cross border anti-smuggling operation that has led to the arrest of 13 people.
The CPS in partnership with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security simultaneously executed three search warrants on Jan. 28, 2021 as a part of Project Hammerhead.
The search warrants targeted a sophisticated smuggling operation that used Akwesasne territory on Cornwall Island as a transit point.