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Boy Scouts from Troop No. 111 witnessed an intense chain of events after one of their members snapped a picture of a federal officer working the border entry point.View video of this story.The Iowa Boy Scouts group said the federal agent patrolling the U.S./Canadian border pointed a loaded gun at one of the traveling scouts.Troop Leader Jim Fox says the scout took the picture of a border officer as the group tried to re-enter the U.S.The Boy Scouts were on a three-week journey through Canada and Alaska when the incident occurred.Fox said that he was told that taking the photo is a federal offense. The picture was later deleted."The agent immediately confiscated his camera, informed him he would be arrested, fined possibly $10,000, and (receive) 10 years in prison," Fox said.Attorney Angela Campbell said the fine and decade-long prison sentence isn't accurate, and that snapping pictures of border patrol is an evolving area of the law."There are some border control policies that are in question as to whether or not it’s a crime to take pictures," Campbell said.U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the picture was taken at a port of entry, which is federal property and a place where pictures are not allowed.An officer confiscated the camera, searched the van and every Boy Scout on board.Volunteers with the scout convoy said the officer pointed a loaded gun at one of the scouts after he reached for his suitcase without authorization.STATEMENT FROM OFFICIALS:The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released a statement to KCCI on Wednesday."CBP's review of this group's inspection, including video footage review, indicates that our officer did not un-holster or handle his weapon as stated in the allegation. The review revealed nothing out of the ordinary. We have reached out to the Boy Scout troop for additional information in reference to the allegation. The video footage has been referred to CBP Internal Affairs for further review."