Immigration clampdown in the North Bay area
Seven people to be processed by Canada Border Services
On July 16 an officer from the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police was conducting radar patrol on Highway 11 in the Municipality of Powassan when the officer stopped a vehicle for stunt driving.
The driver of the vehicle was unable to provide a valid driver's license.
As a result of the investigation, officers arrested three of the five vehicle occupants under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The 26-year-old driver, from Mexico, living in North Bay; a 28-year-old from Mexico, residing in Toronto; and a 19-year-old from Chile, who had also been residing in Toronto, were found to be in Canada illegally. The driver was also charged with stunt driving.
Canada Border Services attended the North Bay OPP Detachment and initiated an independent investigation.
Police assisted Canada Border Services and attended a residence in North Bay. Four people, all residents of Mexico, were living in North Bay and were arrested under the IRPA for being in Canada without status. They were brought to the North Bay Jail.
All seven people will be processed under Canadian immigration laws.
