Drugs, a handgun, cash, something fishy and a pledge to never return – Canadian border guards at the Douglas crossing encountered all manner of people and paraphernalia in recent days.

Officials found a revolver, loaded, and some suspected crack cocaine during a June 28 search of a northbound vehicle.

According to the Canada Border Services Agency, the gun was found in a purse with razor blades and sundry narcotics paraphernalia after a female driver, who had no ID and was apparently exhibiting unstable behaviour, told border officials it was there.

She blurted the information out during a search of her person that was prompted by the discovery of a suspected crack pipe in the vehicle.

The woman was taken to hospital after she expressed thoughts of suicide, complained of difficulty breathing and was unstable on her feet, officials said. After seeing a doctor, she was escorted back to the border and sent back to the U.S.

That same day, a U.S. man attempting to cross into Canada to shop for boat parts in Richmond was denied entry when a name check linked to a 1980 conviction for "indecent liberties."

The man told border officials he had sexually molested his five-year-old daughter when he was 28. He was reportedly jailed for three years at the time, and received five years' probation. As well, he was sentenced to two years in a treatment program.

Following the disclosure, the man was sent back to the U.S.

Also on June 28, guards seized drugs, cash and paraphernalia from a man who claimed to be on his way to get married in Alaska. The items were found after the man admitted to having a small amount of marijuana with him. A search of the vehicle – which was also seized – found more marijuana, $2,000 in U.S. cash, 51 oxycontin tablets, a pipe and bong.

It cost the man $2,200 to get his vehicle back.

June 27, guards refused entry to a Vancouver-bound man, after a name check revealed burglary and grand larceny convictions. The man told the officers he wanted to see how the fishing is in Vancouver, CBSA officials said.

They didn't take the bait.

June 26, a Cuban man denied entry into Canada pledged to never return north of the border.

According to a CBSA report, the man arrived at the Douglas border claiming to be headed for a job interview as a cabinet maker.

He was denied entry after a background check revealed a 1991 conviction for resisting arrest, a 1996 conviction for aggravated battery and a 1995 burglary charge.

And, two Americans who ended up at the border after taking a wrong turn in the search for a party went home minus a variety of possessions, including a home-made bong and small amounts of ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms.

The contraband was seized and the pair were detained and searched before being sent on their way.

Last but not least, South Surrey police continue to field reports of border runners, most recently on Monday.

Officers arrested a 38-year-old American after responding to a call of a woman complaining of seizures, said Const. Kenn Meglic.

The came in just after midnight, after a woman asked for help at a home in the 16900-block of 0 Avenue.

Paramedics determined the woman was in good health. She was detained by police for immigration officials.