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Originally Posted by mikemhg
Stop trying to freak people out. CBSA have searched my phone as well, but you should be confirming where you were returning from, I almost guarantee you were taking a flight from a foreign country, and not simply crossing the US/Canada border.
CBSA can and may check your phone when you return from countries such as Cuba, etc, due to sex trafficking. Nothing to do with pot.
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Both times I was crossing the Point Robert's border. Once was during regular business hours. I even had the receipt to declare all the things I was bringing back across fully cooperating and prepare to pay any taxes. The other time was late at night, also crossing point Roberts picking up a package from one of the 24-hour parcel pickups.
I do not have any record, squeaky clean. Granted I assumed I was searched by CBSA for items I may not have declared that could be taxed. But they went through EVERYTHING on my phone. He didn't even close any of the apps he opened so I could see he opened every single app on my phone is not a game. He went through my photo, he specifically asked me about the marijuana photos I have on the phone (this is pre-legalization). The CBSA agent told me he doesn't care but told me I should be careful crossing the USA border with photos like that.
Both time, they did not find what they were searching for and just let me go after to basically dissecting every app on my phone.
I didn't believe all the bull crap about phones being search until it happened to me. Both time they held me for 2 hours. If they can do this at a point Robert's border. They can certainly do it at any other USA/Canada Border.
EDIT: I usually carry my personal phone and my work phone on me at all time. Only my personal was search. My work phone was in the car when I got detained and they never asked me to unlock it.
Why I show them my personal phone first? I dont know... But I know which phone I will be carry now when I cross the border