Canadian man caught trying to enter U.S. in stolen Porsche Cayenne

A Canadian citizen trying to enter the U.S. last week was turned over to the RCMP and the Canadian border agency after it was discovered he was driving a stolen vehicle. On Wednesday, June 11, the 39-year-old was making his way into the U.S. via the Port of Champlain border crossing in upstate New York and south of Montreal, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. During primary inspection, he told CBP officers he was bound for Plattsburgh, N.Y., about 30 minutes south, but “inconsistencies in the driver’s story” led to a more thorough inspection and screening of him and the 2023 Porsche Cayenne he was driving. In an email, New York State CBP public affairs officer Mike Niezgoda told National Post that agency privacy laws prevent him from discussing particulars, including the “inconsistencies” that led to the accused’s secondary inspection. “CBP officers are highly skilled at discovering inconsistencies in travellers’ statements, a skill taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,” he wrote. “When this occurs, CBP officers may proceed in requiring a secondary inspection/examination of a traveller.” U.S. man drives into Canada by mistake, gets busted with 78 pounds of pot on the way back CBP officers soon discovered the luxury SUV, which costs CAD$82,000 for the base trim or $194,800 for the fully-loaded hybrid model , had been reported stolen at an undisclosed location in Canada earlier that day. CBP contacted the RCMP to confirm the man’s identity and that the vehicle had been stolen, “a charge that is equivalent to a felony in the United States.”

Yesterday (June 11), CBP officers at the Champlain, NY port of entry arrested a Canadian citizen who was driving a stolen 2023 Porshe Cayenne that had been reported—stolen earlier in the day. Learn More➡️https://t.co/TwFn2bauCa pic.twitter.com/HT49KG3z7c— CBP Buffalo (@CBPBuffalo) June 12, 2025

Under the Criminal Code of Canada , possession of stolen property over $5,000 is an indictable offence and may result in jail time if found guilty. After being processed, CBP handed the man and the Porsche over to the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency. National Post has contacted both Canadian agencies for more information. Niezgoda said anyone seeking to enter the U.S. needs to “overcome ALL grounds for inadmissibility,” of which there are more than 60 “ divided into several major categories, including health-related, prior criminal convictions, security reasons, public charge, labor certification, illegal entrants and immigration violations, documentation requirements, and miscellaneous grounds.”

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