Saskatchewan Mounties seize 400,000 unstamped cigarettes from semi
- Police seized 400,000 unstamped cigarettes from a semi near Lumsden, Sask.
- The truck's driver, a 24-year-old man from Brampton, Ont., faces multiple charges related to tobacco laws.
- Highway patrol officers discovered the unstamped tobacco and called in Mounties for assistance.
- The passenger of the truck was released without charges after the arrest.
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Saskatchewan Mounties seize 400,000 unstamped cigarettes from semi, charge driver
LUMSDEN, Sask. — Police have seized two dozen pallets of unstamped tobacco from a semi that was stopped by officers near Lumsden, Sask. RCMP Supt.
Unstamped Cigarettes seized by Saskatchewan Highway Patrol
A traffic stop near Lumsden uncovered 24 pallets of unstamped tobacco on January 14. Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers discovered the tobacco during a routine check on Highway 11. RCMP officers arrested the driver and passenger, but only the driver, a 24-year-old man from Brampton, Ontario, faces charges. The seized tobacco, amounting to 400,000 cigarettes, could have been worth millions on the illegal market. The suspect is charged with offe…
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