New Brunswick RCMP charge Nova Scotia man after seizure of 120,000 contraband cigarettes

By Alexander Quon Global News

Posted July 21, 2017 10:22 am EST

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A photo of the approximately 120,000 contraband cigarettes seized by the New Brunswick RCMP on July 18, 2017. New Brunswick RCMP

A 29-year-old man from Nova Scotia has been charged after 120,000 cigarettes were seized from a vehicle in New Brunswick.

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According to the New Brunswick RCMP, officers stopped a car on Highway 2 near Waterville, N.B., searching for and eventually finding the cigarettes.

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James Logan Swim of Shelburn County, N.S., is charged with possession of contraband tobacco and appeared in Woodstock Provincial Court on July 19.

He’ll appear in court later today for a bail hearing.

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