Mammoth fine for importing woolly mammoth tusk

Border agents at the Ambassador Bridge fined two Canadians for under-reporting the value of antiques, which includeda woolly mammoth tusk.

Two Canadians returning from the U.S. in September brought along a haul of antiques, including the woolly mammoth tusk, according toCanada Border Services Agency.

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The two travellers reported the goods cost an estimated $760, but further estimates revealed the items were valued at $6,100.

Border officials issued a $3,317 penalty for under-reporting the value. The items were eventually released to the owners.

Earlier that month, another woman was charged with failing to report a stash of jewellery estimated to be worth $99,000. The U.S. resident crossed the Ambassador Bridge on Sept. 9 and was carrying the jewellery in her purse.

Border officers also charged several travellers for failing to report bringing firearms across the border.

A driver with Michigan plates on his vehicle was arrested Sept. 12 at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel for smuggling a handgun.The man revealed he had a handgun in his driver's side door after border officers decided to further inspect his vehicle.

He has been charged under the Customs Act and is expected to appear in court Nov. 7.