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Border officials in southern Ontario seized close to 1,000 packages of male enhancement pills hidden in a van at a border crossing last month, and say the driver could be facing a stiff penalty.

The Canada Border Services Agency said officers and a detector dog team located boxes of the medication inside the walls of a van at the Peace Bridge border crossing between Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ont. on June 18.

The Canadian driver, whose name was not released, was arrested at the scene after officials said 45 boxes containing 994 individual packages of pills were seized.

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The CBSA Criminal Investigation program charged the traveller under the Customs Act with false statements, willful evasion and attempting to smuggle. He will appear in court on Sept. 8.

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According to the Customs Act, false statements and attempted smuggling could each carry a fine of up to $50,000, up to six months in prison or both, while willful evasion could carry a fine of $25,000 and/or up to six months imprisonment.

Southern Ontario Region CBSA officers intercepted and seized 22 guns, over $222,600 of undeclared currency, and made 153 drug seizures in the month of June.

Anyone with information about suspicious cross-border activity is encouraged to call the CBSA Border Watch toll-free line at 1-888-502-9060.