Cigarettes

• Vernon, B.C. store owner calls for stricter penalties against illegal cigarette dealers

  The loss of sales however doesn’t just hurt convenience stores. Illicit trade takes millions of dollars away in provincial tax revenue that support B.C. social programs.

  Crime

  Feb 2
  
• Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear

  Retail organizations, merchants and tobacco industry officials estimate between 30 and 50 per cent of tobacco sales in B.C. are contraband products.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2022
  
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• 1 arrested after Central Hastings OPP seize drugs, cigarettes during traffic stop in Tweed

  OPP seized suspected cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia, unmarked cigarettes and $4,000 in cash after a traffic stop in Tweed.

  Crime

  Dec 13, 2022
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• 5.4 million illegal cigarettes seized near Indian Head, Sask.

  Indian Head RCMP said 34-year-old Sargon Jahn and 35-year-old Berj Antaneek, both from Hamilton, were arrested and charged.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2022
• BC Crime Stoppers to crack down on the sale of illegal cigarettes

  The Okanagan was named one of the hotspots in the province for illegal cigarettes, along with Vancouver and Surrey.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2022
• Quinte West OPP investigate break and enter at local business

  The Quinte West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is asking for the public's assistance in a break and enter. 

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2022
• Lethbridge fire department issues reminder after multiple blazes caused by smoking materials

  'With all the dollar losses we've had in the city we've had no injuries, thank goodness. However it's only a matter of time.'

  Fire

  Aug 8, 2022
• Canada’s move to add warning on single cigarettes good step but not enough: experts

  Canada is poised to become the first country to require written health warnings printed on individual cigarettes. Health experts say it's a step in the right direction.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2022
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• Police searching for suspect who stole cigarettes from Kelowna, B.C. gas station

  This robbery occurred at a time in the morning when many people are on their way to work and may have been using the gas station. The investigation is ongoing.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2022
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• Canada should take cue from New Zealand on smoking ban, Cancer Society says

  A new lifetime cigarette ban for youth in New Zealand, aimed at curbing smoking-related deaths, is something that could work in Canada, says the Canadian Cancer Society.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2021