Canadian Police Seize Millions in Illegal Cigarettes in Ontario

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Nov.23.2023
Canadian Police Seize Millions in Illegal Cigarettes in Ontario
A truck carrying millions of dollars worth of illegal cigarettes was intercepted on a highway in Burlington, Ontario.

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, earlier this week, a transport truck was seized on a highway in Burlington, Ontario, containing millions of dollars worth of illegal cigarettes. A 60-year-old man from Toronto has been charged with smuggling illegal tobacco.

 

Officer Kerry Schmidt of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has informed CBC Hamilton that the truck contained a total of 9.1 million illegal cigarettes, making this case one of the largest ones they have been involved in.

 

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