A joint operation by Halifax District RCMP and Service Nova Scotia has resulted in the seizure of nearly 110,000 contraband cigarettes and charges against a 28-year-old man from Ottawa.
The seizure was the result of a traffic stop in Bedford, N.S., on Dec. 18.
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Police seized a vehicle along with the 110,000 illegal cigarettes.
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According to a press release, the estimated provincial tax value of the cigarettes is more $30,000 and a federal tax value is $23,100.
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The man has been charged under the Nova Scotia Revenue Act, Excise Act 2001 and the Criminal Code.
He’s been remanded into custody until Jan. 5 when he will reappear in court.
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