Illegal Cigarettes

• Sask. highway patrol seizes 6.6M illegal cigarettes worth $3.3M

  Inside a commercial trailer, RCMP found 22 pallets of unstamped cigarettes. The 6.6 million cigarettes were estimated to be worth $3.3 million on the illicit market. 

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• Semi driver charged after Lumsden RCMP say they seized 3.56M illegal cigarettes

  A 25-year-old semi driver is charged after Lumsden RCMP seized 356 cases of unstamped tobacco which total to 3.56 million cigarettes.

  Crime

  Jan 9
  
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• Millions of contraband cigarettes seized from transport truck in Oakville: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police says the Ministry of Finance reached out to them on Monday night seeking assistance with an arrest on Highway 407.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2023
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• Ilegal cigarette trade subject of BC Crimestoppers training conference

  According to the province, in 2019 over five-million illegal cigarettes were seized during an undercover investigation, conducted with local law enforcement agencies.

  Crime

  May 7, 2023
• Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized by Mounties in West Kelowna

  In British Columbia it is illegal to possess or sell cigarettes without a provincial government-issued excise stamp, RCMP said after a sizeable seizure in West Kelowna.

  Crime

  May 2, 2023
• Vernon, B.C. store owner calls for stricter penalties against illegal cigarette dealers

  The loss of sales however doesn’t just hurt convenience stores. Illicit trade takes millions of dollars away in provincial tax revenue that support B.C. social programs.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
• Guns, drugs, illegal cigarettes found in raid at rural Manitoba home: RCMP

  A 52-year-old man arrested at the home is facing a number of charges, including possession for the purpose of trafficking and provincial charges for the tobacco.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
• 5.4 million illegal cigarettes seized near Indian Head, Sask.

  Indian Head RCMP said 34-year-old Sargon Jahn and 35-year-old Berj Antaneek, both from Hamilton, were arrested and charged.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Manitoba seizes 3.4M illegal smokes in smuggling investigation

  The confiscated cigarettes represent more than $1,027,844 in tax revenue to the province, officials said.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Drug charges pending against man found passed out in vehicle, say Penticton RCMP

  The man was arrested for suspected drug-impaired driving, and a search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of weapons, suspected drugs and cash.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2022