U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed officers carrying large firearms and a K-9 team to the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine on November 18 after receiving a report of an individual attempting to smuggle explosives into the U.S. The report was later determined to be unfounded.
A K-9 team was observed checking travelers entering the U.S. from the Peace Arch crossing around 9:30 a.m. November 18, and several CBP officers with large firearms were seen around 2:30 p.m. later that day.
CBP spokesperson Jason Givens wrote in an email to The Northern Light that the agency took precautions after learning that someone might be attempting to smuggle explosives into the U.S. As part of the search, officers searched vehicles matching the description of the alleged vehicle.
More information uncovered during the investigation showed the threat was not credible, Givens wrote. Normal operations have resumed.
