Canadian Border Services Agency and American Students

Metroland Media: The bus, carrying 48 American students aged 18 to 25, was headed to Montreal to ring in the New Year, followed by a couple of days of skiing at Mont Tremblant, according to Hamilton Spectator. The students were mostly males, but there were at least 10 females. According to an internal Canadian Border Services Agency report that was obtained by Metroland Media and the Toronto Star, the mass strip search was carried out at the Thousand Islands Bridge border crossing in Lansdowne, Ont., on Dec. 31, 2011. The report said the tour bus arrived at the crossing around 11 a.m. that day. A search of the vehicle revealed six grams of marijuana and a small amount of what was believed to be cocaine, the report said. When an initial immigration check revealed "past criminality" among some of the passengers, the students were asked to step off the bus. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.