Suspicious package found at Detroit- Windsor tunnel

 

Kassandra Coates

Jan 22, 2015

Tunnel Closed

 

Windsor police arrested two males who are facing weapon charges after a smoke bomb was discovered at the Canadian side of the boarder.

On Jan. 20 at approximately 5:45 p.m. the Canadian Border Services Agency evacuated the Detroit-Windsor tunnel after a suspicious package was found. The unmarked cardboard cylinder with a fuse attached to it was found during a secondary inspection of the vehicle.

The two Michigan men entering Canada were detained at the border, while the tunnel was evacuated and the explosive disposal unit was examining the package.

“The vehicle made full crossage into Canada, made primary, and was directed to secondary,” Sgt. Matthew D’Asti of the Windsor police said at a press conference Tuesday evening.

“They are in Windsor police headquarters, they are being detained under the authority of CBSA that can transfer over to us at any point.”

When the Emergency Dispatch Unit identified the smoke bomb, it was not considered a serious threat.

Through the investigation police found a pair of brass knuckles inside the vehicle, which is a prohibited weapon. D’Asti said those will be brought into the investigation as well.

D’Asti had very little information about age, the make or model of the vehicle, and said he could not comment on whether the men were detained without incident. The tunnel reopened around 9 p.m.

“There is no reason at this point we believe, to have any concerns regarding security,” D’Asti said.

If anyone has any information on the incident they can call the Windsor police at 519-255-6700 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477.