The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting Canadians by keeping prohibited firearms and illicit drugs out of our communities.
Today, the CBSA announced that charges have been laid against Sicamous, B.C. resident, Jesse Pat Lyle, for firearms and drug trafficking offences.
On April 26, 2024, Border Services Officers at Vancouver International Airport Commercial Operations intercepted and seized three prohibited devices in a courier package addressed to Lyle, who has a lifetime firearms prohibition. The CBSA Pacific Region Criminal Investigations Section then launched an investigation - and on June 4, 2024, CBSA criminal investigators, with assistance from the RCMP, executed search warrants on Lyle's vehicle and boat. The following items were seized:
- One firearm with an obliterated serial number;
- Two firearm magazines;
- One prohibited spring-loaded baton;
- One prohibited stun gun;
- Trafficking quantities of illegal drugs.
On November 28, 2024, Jesse Pat Lyle was charged with:
- 1 Count of Possession of a Restricted Firearm with readily available ammunition under Section 95(1) of the Criminal Code;
- 1 Count of Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number under Section 108(1)(b) of the Criminal Code;
- 1 Count of Possession of a Firearm in Contravention of a Prohibition Order under Section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code;
- 2 Counts of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon under Section 91(2) of the Criminal Code
- 4 Counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking under Section 5.2 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Lyle was arrested by the RCMP and is scheduled to appear at Salmon Arm Law Courts on January 7, 2025.
