“They crossed the International Border inadvertently but agents were able to reunite them with their mother.” said Michael Rappold of the Havre Sector Border Patrol Office.
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However, there are a few concerns with location-based games such as this one.
Players attempt to catch “Pocket Monsters” – or Pokemon – in “Pokemon Go”.
Two Canadian teenagers were briefly arrested after they accidently crossed the U.S. border into Montana while playing Pokemon Go.
Agents quickly determined in the field that the juveniles were unaware of their surroundings.
Agents apprehended the pair as they walked southbound near the Montana community of Sweets Grass, which borders the Alberta province town of Coutts.
“They crossed the worldwide border inadvertently, but agents were able to reunite them with their mother”.
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The two teens were taken into custody and were released after contacting their mother, who was nearby on the Canadian side.
