AM800 CKLW Reports That Canada Border Services Agency Officers Seized Over 13 Kilograms of Cannabis and 49 THC Vapes at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel From a U.S. Resident Who Was Fined $56,100 (October 27, 2026)

Officers with the Canada Border Services Agency seized over 13 kilograms — 28 pounds — of cannabis and 49 THC vapes from a U.S. resident at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, and the U.S. resident was fined $56,100, AM800 CKLW reported on October 27. The outlet credits CBSA officers with the seizure and reports that CBSA officials say cannabis is legal in Canada but that crossing the border with it is not. AM800 CKLW does not say when the seizure happened, and no criminal charge has been reported.

Legal status: No criminal charge has been reported in this file. AM800 CKLW reports that the U.S. resident was fined $56,100.

The Tunnel Seizure

AM800 CKLW reports that CBSA officers seized over 13 kilograms, which the outlet also gives as 28 pounds, of cannabis, along with 49 THC vapes. The outlet places the seizure at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel and identifies the person the items were taken from only as a U.S. resident.

The U.S. resident has not been named.

The $56,100 Fine

The U.S. resident was fined $56,100, according to AM800 CKLW. No criminal charge or court date has been reported.

Cannabis at the Border

AM800 CKLW reports that CBSA officials say cannabis is legal in Canada but that crossing the border with it is not.

No criminal charge has been reported in connection with this seizure. The seizure and the fine are reported by AM800 CKLW, which credits Canada Border Services Agency officers with the seizure. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.