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2. "The department provided no evidence of drug trafficking or smuggling and did not immediately respond to a request for a

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 06:50 PM

Mar 21

............In a statement to Reuters, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the US was responding to drug trafficking.

“Drug traffickers and smugglers were exploiting the fact that Canadians could use the US entrance without going through customs. We are ending such exploitation by criminals and protecting Americans,” the statement said.

The department provided no evidence of drug trafficking or smuggling and did not immediately respond to a request for additional information.

In 2018 a Quebec man named Alexis Vlachos pleaded guilty in a Vermont court to charges relating to a plot to use the library to smuggle backpacks full of handguns into Canada on at least two occasions. He was later sentenced to 51 months in a US prison..........................

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US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry [View all] groundloop Mar 21 OP

Oh for gods sake!! This beats all!! riversedge Mar 21 #1

"The department provided no evidence of drug trafficking or smuggling and did not immediately respond to a request for a riversedge Mar 21 #2

No action is too ridiculous or too petty central scrutinizer Mar 21 #3

And this petty asshole is our president. What does that say about us? Jim__ Mar 21 #4

Let's start a GoFundMe so Canada can build an entrance on their side. Dem2theMax Mar 21 #5

Simple, add an entry from the Canadian side! Tesha Mar 21 #6

4th Connecticut Lake is in both the US and Canada. patphil Mar 21 #7

Canada should put a door on their side and tell Trump to fuck off. madaboutharry Mar 21 #8

What idiocy. I swear they all have the common sense of a 5 year old. Fla Dem Mar 21 #9

There probably aren't any good books left in the American side anyway, given all the bans. BlueSpot Mar 21 #10

Yeah, let's just ignore this and keep going as before. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 21 #11

Canada's Response BGRD Mar 22 #12