A 62-year-old man from the U.S., who took a wrong turn to the Canadian border thanks to his GPS device, is now facing a firearms-related charge.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said the commercial truck driver was trying to make his way toward Michigan with a commercial shipment on Sunday, but was led astray and “inadvertently” ended up at the Canadian border.
The border patrol agency said the driver lacked the required paperwork to travel through Canada and was asked to turn back to the U.S., where he declared possession of a firearm.
CBP said the driver was escorted for a secondary examination, which is when officers found a Hi-Point C9 semi-automatic 9mm pistol along with 40 rounds of ammunition.
Through the investigation, officers said they determined the Louisiana-based driver was unlawfully carrying the firearm due to prior felony convictions, prohibiting him from possessing one.
Police said the …