Quebec boosts border security resources as Trump tariff threat looms [Video]

Quebec’s public security minister said Tuesday the province was sending more officers to the U.S. to help fight organized crime near the border. 

Six more Sûreté du Québec (SQ) investigators will deploy as part of the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security co-ordinates. The SQ already has three investigators assigned to the task force. 

The task force works on cross-border organized crime cases involving the smuggling of people, drugs and firearms. The increased SQ deployment is part of a broader effort by provincial and federal officials to crack down on illegal cross-border migration and smuggling in response to a threat from incoming President Donald Trump. 

Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said he had met recently with U.S. officials, who said the number of illegal crossings has risen in recent years. In 2024 alone, out of 26,000 total illegal crossings across all of Canada, …