A Kamloops, B.C., couple spent six hours at Vancouver International Airport Sunday wondering what had happened to their Polish nephew who was supposed to be arriving from England. Worse, Wes Abramowicz said he was told by both airport and customs officials his nephew had never boarded the plane. It was only after several hours that he and his wife learned Canada Border Services had detained him.
"My wife was really worried," he said. "She was thinking about (Robert) Dziekanski."
Abramowicz said he couldn't believe the lack of co-operation he got after what happened to Dziekanski. He said he repeatedly asked airport staff and border officials for help, with little or no reaction.
"The treatment I got there was the worst possible," he said.
Customs officials eventually told Abramowicz March had been detained, but they refused to say why due to privacy laws.
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