Schreiber OPP: Illegal Tobacco Seized
NIPIGON, ON – On February 17, 2019 at approximately 9:00 p.m. officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Highway 17, Lahontan Township (Rossport area).
As a result of the traffic stop, officers seized 21 cases, containing approximately 200,000 unmarked cigarettes and cigars were seized.
A male [edited by ONN], 50 years old of Winnipeg, Manitoba has been charged with:
- Trafficking in Contraband Tobacco, s 121.1 CC
- TTA 29(1) Possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale
- TTA 29(2) Possess unmarked cigarettes
A female [edited by ONN], 53 years old of Garson, Manitoba has been charged with:
- TTA 29(1) Possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale
- TTA 29(2) Possess unmarked cigarettes
Both accused were released and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Schreiber at a future date.
