It was a busy December for Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances border.
More than 42,000 travellers were processed with officers having to make a total of eighteen seizures of undeclared or prohibited goods.
In one case, a Canadian resident had their car impounded after failing to declare over a thousand dollars worth of vehicle repairs.
The vehicle was returned after the owner paid out more than $00 in penalties.
In another incident, a Canadian was forced to pay out almost $1,500 after trying to avoid paying the fees on more than a thousand dollars worth of items purchased in the U.S.
The agency says the individual was asked to report inside, but left the property first to drop off the undeclared goods at a nearby parking lot.
Both the goods and the person's vehicle were seized, and later returned when the penalties were paid.
