An Alberta man allegedly smuggled 222 kilos of undeclared tobacco into Saskatchewan via the North Portal crossing on April 6.
On June 3, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) charged 56-year-old Abdul Al Khaquani of Calgary, with smuggling, making false statements, failing to report imported goods, willfully evading the payment of duties and unlawful possession.
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Tobacco Interception Facts:
- This is the largest tobacco seizure by the CBSA in the Prairie Region in at least 5 years
- 45 seizures of tobacco products were made in Saskatchewan last year
- Canada-wide, the CBSA seized 24, 137 cigarette cartons, 134 cigars, and 45, 067 kilograms of other tobacco products in 2015
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