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Saskatchewan RCMP seize 9.1 million illicit cigarettes on Highway 16
['Meridian Source Staff', 'Christian Apostolovski', 'Dan Gray', 'Shawn Desharnais', 'Greg Rose', 'Edward Hc Graydon']
Meridian Source
Saskatchewan RCMP has charged an Ontario man after seizing approximately 9.1 million illicit cigarettes during a traffic stop in the RM of Battle River earlier this month.
Read more: City hails RCMP after $7.65M illegal cigarette bustSaskatchewan Highway Patrol officers with the Provincial Protective Services Branch stopped a truck and trailer on Highway 16 at about 12:40 a.m. on Jan. 20.
A search of the trailer revealed a large quantity of illicit tobacco, and the lone male occupant of the vehicle was arrested.
Police say officers located 23 pallets of unstamped tobacco during a search of the truck and trailer, containing an estimated 9.1 million cigarettes.
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