Man sentenced to 4 years after trying to enter Canada with undeclared firearms

A man has been handed a four-year-prison sentence after being found with six undeclared firearms while trying to enter Canada at the Belleville Ferry Terminal in Victoria. (Canada Border Services Agency Image)

By Emma Crawford

Posted March 9, 2026 11:15 am.

A man has been handed a four-year prison sentence after being found with six undeclared firearms while trying to enter Canada at the Belleville Ferry Terminal in Victoria.

On Sept. 1, 2023, 44-year-old Reuben Velasquez declared multiple firearms as he was seeking entry to the country, but a search of his vehicle by border services officers uncovered six undeclared firearms.

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Velasquez has been charged with one count of possession of a loaded, prohibited, or restricted firearm without authorization or licence and one count of unauthorized possession.

The Canada Border Services Agency says because Velasquez is a foreign national, he could be subject to removal from Canada after he finishes his sentence.

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