contraband cigarettes

SASKATCHEWAN – As more contraband cigarettes are seized in Saskatchewan, police are continuing to look for ways to help stop the distribution. In July, 8.75-million unstamped cigarettes, 30 pallets full, were seized near Swift Current in a new record for highway patrol. The tobacco was on its way from Ontario to B.C. Illegal cigarettes were also seized in a bust […]

RCMP have seized about 20-thousand cigarettes found near Marengo. Crews observed a swerving vehicle on Highway 7 near the community and stopped the driver for a sobriety check. During that process, RCMP spotted two large unmarked boxes containing the contraband product. It is believed the product originated in Eastern Canada and was headed for Calgary. […]