RCMP in New Brunswick have seized more than 100,000 contraband cigarettes during a traffic stop near Oromocto.
Police say they stopped a pickup truck hauling a utility trailer on the Trans Canada Highway at about 3 p.m. on Thursday.
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The driver, a 53-year-old man from Maitland, Ont., was arrested and later released.
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The man has been charged under the Excise Act and Tobacco Tax Act and is scheduled to appear in Burton Provincial Court on Oct. 15.
Police say their investigation continues.
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