Millions of contraband cigarettes seized from transport truck in Oakville: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police says the Ministry of Finance reached out to them on Monday night seeking assistance with an arrest on Highway 407.
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Ontario Provincial Police says the Ministry of Finance reached out to them on Monday night seeking assistance with an arrest on Highway 407.
Post investigation finds cigarettes for sale in stores, stands and online at far less than the HK$78 (US$10) price for well-known brands.
The joint team led by officers of the department of health and family welfare also imposed fines totalling ₹56,000 on the 12 shopkeepers
According to the province, in 2019 over five-million illegal cigarettes were seized during an undercover investigation, conducted with local law enforcement agencies.
In British Columbia it is illegal to possess or sell cigarettes without a provincial government-issued excise stamp, RCMP said after a sizeable seizure in West Kelowna.