Canada Border Service Agency: Organized Crime Figures

Organized Crime Figures Dept: The officer "maintained a social relationship with known organized crime figures in Thunder Bay that operate throughout Canada and internationally," said a release accompanying a report by Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion that was presented to Parliament Thursday, according to CBC. The report says investigators looking at the Canada Border Service Agency's officer found: The officer's off-duty conduct and affiliation with known organized crime figures was highly inappropriate for a law enforcement officer and had the potential to harm the CBSA's reputation. Very reliable sources, including law enforcement agencies, described one of the individuals that the officer refused to search as a "participant" in the "number one criminal organization" in Ontario. During the interview with the investigators, the officer confirmed that he was a friend of the participant and that he would frequently see him at social events. Evidence, including intelligence reports, photos and information from law enforcements agencies, leaves no doubt about the existence of the close relationship between the officer and the participant and a Thunder Bay, Ont., border official has been dismissed after socializing with organized crime figures and refusing to do secondary examinations on some who'd been tagged for more extensive searches. "The officer failed to take enforcement action on these individuals as his duties required. The officer also attempted to evade the law during a police operation at a local bar." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.