s ▁letter ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁External ▁Affairs ▁Joe ▁Clark ▁recognized ▁that ▁" trans border ▁ab du ction ▁of ▁persons ▁found ▁in ▁Canada ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁by ▁civil ian ▁agents ▁of ▁b ail ▁bond ing ▁companies , ▁so - called ▁' b ount y ▁hun ters ', ▁is ▁an ▁extr ad itable ▁off ense ", ▁and ▁agreed ▁" to ▁consult ▁prompt ly ▁concerning ▁any ▁case ▁of ▁trans border ▁ab du ction ▁involving ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁which ▁might ▁arise ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁... ▁to ▁address ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁any ▁such ▁case , ▁including ▁any ▁request ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁so ▁ab duct ed ". ▁Clark ▁replied ▁to ▁indicate ▁his ▁accept ance . ▁ ▁This ▁understanding ▁was ▁first ▁tested ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁after ▁Canadian ▁citiz en ▁Kenneth ▁We ck wer th ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁from ▁Golden ▁Lake , ▁Ontario ▁by ▁American ▁b ail ▁b onds men ▁Regin ald ▁Ba iley ▁and ▁Robert ▁C arden ▁Roberts . ▁The ▁two ▁hand c uff ed ▁him ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁After ▁crossing ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁via ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁Bridge , ▁all ▁three ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁two ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁il leg ally ▁sm ugg ling ▁an ▁al ien ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁We ck wer th ▁on ▁the ▁drug ▁tra