Contraband Tobacco
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Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fearRetail organizations, merchants and tobacco industry officials estimate between 30 and 50 per cent of tobacco sales in B.C. are contraband products.HealthDec 16, 2022
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Manitoba seizes 3.4M illegal smokes in smuggling investigationThe confiscated cigarettes represent more than $1,027,844 in tax revenue to the province, officials said.CrimeNov 3, 2022
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1.35M illegal cigarettes seized in central Alberta: RCMPRCMP said there was an illegal wholesale supplier of contraband cigarettes operating in Red Deer, who was distributing products throughout the province.CrimeNov 2, 2021
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Warkworth Institution staff seize $80,000 worth of contrabandOn Oct. 21, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized in the medium-sized federal prison, according to Correctional Service Canada.CrimeOct 25, 2021
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Brandon police, Manitoba tax officials seize massive shipment of illegal smokesFive Manitoba men are awaiting a July court date after a lengthy joint investigation by Brandon police and Manitoba Finance uncovered large-scale tobacco smuggling.CrimeApr 28, 2021
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2 charged after $2.3M in contraband cigarettes and cigars seized in EdmontonAlberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis says two men have been charged after it seized $2.3 million in contraband cigarettes and cigars.CrimeMar 19, 2021
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Man arrested following seizure of 310K illegal cigarettes in Saint John: RCMPThe cigarettes were seized and a 45-year-old man from Moncton was arrested and later released from custody.CrimeSep 14, 2020
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Traffic stop near Brandon finds 3.5 million illegal cigarettes, say RCMPRCMP say a haul of illegal cigarettes found when a driver was pulled over near Brandon this week is the largest seizure of contraband tobacco ever found during a traffic stop in Canada.CrimeMay 5, 2020
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68-year-old man charged after New Brunswick RCMP seize contraband tobacco, firearmPolice say officers seized approximately 37,480 contraband cigarettes, an unsecured firearm and an undisclosed amount of money from a home in Richibucto-Village.CrimeSep 10, 2019
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Ontario cops bust Elie man with huge haul of illegal smokesA Manitoba man was been arrested and charged by OPP after a traffic stop near Dryden, Ont. uncovered a massive amount of contraband cigarettes.CrimeMar 22, 2019
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