Newly released documents show Nexus travellers who are supposed to be low-risk have been caught trying to smuggle goods into the country illegally.The program is to border patrol more efficient by allowing Nexus members who have
already undergone security clearances to pass through customs more quickly.
But documents obtained under the Access to Information Act show more than a hundred Nexus travellers were caught smuggling goods valued in the thousands of dollars in the second half of 2010.
The goods include a $16,000 engagement ring, a set of tires installed on a car that was crossing the border and a boat attached to a trailer.
In many cases the travellers did not initially declare the items then later admitted to attempting to smuggle them.
