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RCMP officers in Saskatchewan seized a trove of illegal smokes after stopping at truck near the Battlefords earlier this month.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers stopped the truck and trailer on Highway 16 in the RM of Battle River early in the afternoon of Jan. 20.
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“They found a large amount of illicit tobacco in the trailer and arrested the adult male occupant of the truck,” the Mounties said in a statement released on Thursday.
“During a search of the truck and trailer, officers observed 23 pallets of unstamped tobacco containing approximately 9.1 million illicit cigarettes. The items were seized by officers, and the male was taken into RCMP custody.”
The RCMP said the 41-year-old driver, a resident of Brampton, Ont., was found to be in violation of court-ordered conditions requiring him to remain in Ontario “in relation to tobacco-related charges.”
Police said the man is now facing three charges related to the allegedly unstamped tobacco, along with an additional charge of failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking.
