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Canada arrests two on "wanted list"

Xinhua, May 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Canada's law enforcement agencies announced Tuesday that they have arrested two suspects on the " wanted list" of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), according to the Canadian Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Phuc Doan Nguyen and Luis Alberto Simas who were featured on the list of "Wanted by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)", were arrested by the Toronto Immigration Task Force (ITF) and the Toronto Police Service with the help of the CBSA.

Nguyen is inadmissible to Canada for serious criminality for multiple convictions of possession of property obtained by crime and theft. He was also convicted of breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offense, discharging a firearm, and possession of instruments for breaking into coin devices. He was arrested by the ITF authorities after a 20-month investigation.

Simas, who was arrested at a private residence in Toronto by the Toronto Police Service, is inadmissible to Canada for serious criminality following a conviction for robbery and other crimes.

To date, as a result of the "Wanted by the CBSA" program, Canadians have assisted in locating 62 individuals in Canada, of whom 53 have been arrested. Additionally, 18 other individuals have been located abroad.

The Canadian government has vowed to keep the country's streets and communities safe, and will not allow Canada to be used as a safe haven for foreign criminals by introducing the Removal of Serious Foreign Criminals Act last year, which is meant to eliminate barriers to the removal of foreign criminals convicted of committing serious crimes in Canada. Endite