Contraband Tobacco

• Midway, B.C. RCMP seize $42K worth of contraband tobacco

  Midway, B.C., RCMP say an officer was conducing a routine traffic stop near Rock Creek to check for valid driver’s licenses and registration.

  Crime

  Jun 3, 2024
  
• 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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• Manitoba seizes 3.4M illegal smokes in smuggling investigation

  The confiscated cigarettes represent more than $1,027,844 in tax revenue to the province, officials said.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2022
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• 1.35M illegal cigarettes seized in central Alberta: RCMP

  RCMP said there was an illegal wholesale supplier of contraband cigarettes operating in Red Deer, who was distributing products throughout the province.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2021
• Warkworth Institution staff seize $80,000 worth of contraband

  On Oct. 21, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized in the medium-sized federal prison, according to Correctional Service Canada.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2021
• Brandon police, Manitoba tax officials seize massive shipment of illegal smokes

  Five Manitoba men are awaiting a July court date after a lengthy joint investigation by Brandon police and Manitoba Finance uncovered large-scale tobacco smuggling.

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2021
• 2 charged after $2.3M in contraband cigarettes and cigars seized in Edmonton

  Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis says two men have been charged after it seized $2.3 million in contraband cigarettes and cigars.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2021
• Man arrested following seizure of 310K illegal cigarettes in Saint John: RCMP

  The cigarettes were seized and a 45-year-old man from Moncton was arrested and later released from custody.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Traffic stop near Brandon finds 3.5 million illegal cigarettes, say RCMP

  RCMP 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.

  Crime

  May 5, 2020
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• 68-year-old man charged after New Brunswick RCMP seize contraband tobacco, firearm

  Police say officers seized approximately 37,480 contraband cigarettes, an unsecured firearm and an undisclosed amount of money from a home in Richibucto-Village.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2019