TIOL-DDT 1317 · Friday, 12 March 2010 · story 3 of 3

Love interest smuggled into USA in Hockey Bag

THE USA Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officials based at Alexandria Bay, New York Port of Entry, intercepted a SUV belonging to two US female citizens, who were returning to the United States after visiting their friends in Montreal, Canada. On inspecting the cargo area of the SUV, the officials found several pieces of luggage and a large hockey bag.

In the hockey bag, the officials found a male Haitian National, who was earlier ordered deportation from the US in the year 2006, but fled to Canada. One of the US Citizens admitted during questioning that she had been dating the Haitian national for four years and she attempted this unlawful entry with the intention of marrying that person. All the three were arrested by the US CBP officials for violating various provisions of US law.