3.3 Million Contraband Cigarettes Seized by Police
Manitoba and Ontario officials have seized over 3.3 million contrabandcigarettes from a Winnipeg man, the Manitoba government said in a statement on Sunday. Winnipeg resident Daniel Deschamps, 44, was arrested by police on Nov. 29 east of Thunder Bay, for allegedly smuggling more than 2.5 million cigarettes from Quebec to Manitoba with the purpose of reselling them, reported CTV News. His arrest was part of a joint operation between the Manitoba’s Finance Taxation Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
He was released and was facing charges in Ontario. He then returned to Winnipeg, and the SIU continued to monitor him.