Three people from Winnipeg have a court date set after police in Ontario say they found some $1,600,000 worth of contraband tobacco.

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.

Manitoba highway traffic stop has led to charges for five people after police found open liquor, illegal cigarettes, a gun, and drugs in the vehicle.

RCMP said they seized approximately $6,000 in illegal cigarettes during a traffic stop in Penticton on Tuesday.

Yorkton RCMP seized more than 227,000 illegal cigarettes from a business in Pelly, Sask.

During a search of a home on Pirogue Road in Richibucto-Village, N.B., police say officers seized more than 300,000 unstamped cigarettes and more than 70 cases of contraband beer.

The traffic stop was conducted in relation to an ongoing investigation.

Police seized nearly 20,000 contraband cigarettes at a home on Route 135. 

OPP say those convicted of possessing illegal tobacco may be fined up to $10,000.

Two Winnipeg men are facing charges after the province seized more than 243,000 contraband cigarettes.