Watchdog Fires Border Agent for Avoiding to Search Mob Friends

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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A border official of Thunder Bay, Ont., has been fired from duty for being social with organized crime figures and avoiding a mandatory secondary examinations on some who were specifically tagged for more extensive searches. An official statement released in a report by Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Mario Dion, was presented to Parliament on Thursday, which revealed that the officer “maintained a social relationship with known organized crime figures in Thunder Bay that operate throughout Canada and international.” It also elaborated that “the officer failed to take enforcement action on these individuals as his duties required. The officer also attempted to evade the law during a police operation at a local bar.”

The report mentions that the investigators working on the Canada Border Service Agency’s officer discovered that the officer’s off-duty conduct and association with known organized crime figures was extremely inappropriate for a law enforcement officer. Additionally, law enforcement agencies stated that one of the individuals overlooked by the officer was a “participant” in the “number one criminal organization” in Ontario. During an interview with the investigators, the officer admitted that he had befriended the participant and often meets him at social events. Evidence, including intelligence reports, photos and information from law enforcements agencies, leaves no doubt about the existence of the close relationship between the officer and the participant.

Dion stated in the press released that “while one’s off-duty conduct is usually a private matter, public servants must ensure that their behaviour does not negatively impact their organization’s reputation or their ability to conduct their work-related functions with integrity.”