The RCMP's Integrated Border Enforcement Team has charged 34-year old Selasie Onegus Turner of Casselberry, Florida in relation to this incident:
- Failing to report – sec. 18(1) Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Failing to report goods – sec. 12(1) Customs Act
Additionally, Shaunavon RCMP have charged Turner with the following:
- Flight from police – sec. 249.1(1) Criminal Code of Canada
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle – sec. 249(1)(a) CC
Turner is remanded in custody in Alberta and is facing additional charges there in relation to this same incident.
The date and location of Turner's court appearance relating to the Saskatchewan charges has not yet been determined. This will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
The RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) is responsible for border security between the designated ports of entry of the Canada-U.S. border by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons, organizations, & goods that threaten the national security of either country or that are involved in organized crime.