A Cuban national who attempted to enter Canada from the United States by running across a railroad bridge near Niagara Falls was arrested last month, the RCMP said in a press release.
In mid-March, after crossing the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge, the person was stopped by members of the RCMP’s Niagara-on-the-Lake Border Integrity Unit, with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police.
The Cuban was taken to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Fort Erie for assessment. Deemed ineligible for entry into Canada, the detainee was subsequently returned to the United States the same day, the April 3 press release said….