New Brunswick RCMP have arrested a Nova Scotia man in connection with a large seizure of illegal cigarettes.
Police say they stopped a 69-year-old man from Oxford during a traffic stop on Highway 2 in Hartland on Thursday afternoon.
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RCMP say 20,000 contraband cigarettes were seized during the traffic stop.
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was released from custody on a promise to appear in Woodstock Provincial Court on Jan. 30, 2018.
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Police say the investigation into the illegal cigarettes continues.