A repeat offender was arrested Thursday in Sherbrooke, Que., in connection with the sale of illegal cigarettes.
This is his third arrest for allegedly selling contraband tobacco.
The male suspect, 63, was apprehended in a raid near the Bishop’s University campus on Thursday.
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According to Sherbrooke police (SPC), the multi-unit residential building on College Street had previously been identified as a point of sale for illegal cigarettes.
Thursday’s raid resulted in the seizure of 40,000 illegal cigarettes that were found in a vehicle. The vehicle was also seized.
The same individual was arrested in 2016 with 6,000 cigarettes and in May 2020 with 18,400 cigarettes.
The suspect faces a minimum fine of $300 if convicted.
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