illegal cigarettes

• RCMP catch Edmonton driver travelling 164 km/h near Wolseley, Sask. with drugs, $140k

  An Edmonton, Alta., man faces a total of seven charges after he was stopped going 164 km/h near Wolseley, Sask. and found with drugs, illegal cigarettes and $140,000 in cash.

  Crime

  Jul 21
• 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
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• Two Glace Bay men face charges after illegal cigarettes, firearms, 440K in cash seized

  Investigators seized 12,500 contraband cigarettes, valued at around $7,500, with estimated provincial tax value of $3,440 and federal tax value of $1,196. 

  Crime

  Mar 26
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• Third arrest for Quebec man accused of selling illegal cigarettes

  The same individual was arrested in 2016 with 6,000 cigarettes and in May 2020 with 18,400 cigarettes.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2020
• Pair facing charges after 240,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Halifax

  Service Nova Scotia says it has seized around 600,000 illegal cigarettes since July 1 this year.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2020
• Tobacco, cannabis seized at OPP RIDE check in City of Kawartha Lakes

  City of Kawartha Lakes OPP conducted a RIDE check program along Glenarm Road on Wednesday night.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2020
• Cigarette smuggling investigation leads to more charges, recovery of stolen property

  On Sept. 16, police in Brandon announced they had seized more than 3.5 million illegal cigarettes in a trailer believed to be returning from Ontario.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2020
• Enormous seizure of contraband tobacco part of growing trend in Manitoba, authorities say

  Brandon, Man., police say a joint investigation between authorities in Ontario and Manitoba culminated in four arrests and the seizure of over 3.5 million cigarettes.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2020
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• 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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• Over 5 million illegal cigarettes seized in B.C. in 2019-20

  The province said the seizures saved over $1.4 million in potential lost tax revenue.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2020