Man ticketed for contraband cigarettes says he was racially profiled

An Iranian man in Quebec says he was racially profiled by police when they conducted a ‘routine stop’ which he says led to over $1,100 in ticket fines for providing his insurance papers ‘too late,’ possessing two packs contraband cigarettes and obstructing a peace officer.

• ‘Gross incompetence:’ Man ticketed for contraband cigarettes says he was racially profiled