CORNWALL/SOUTH STORMONT – The RCMP says it’s seized $24,200 in contraband tobacco.
The Cornwall Regional Task Force released details of the Sept. 27 bust today (Monday).
It says a pickup truck went through Cornwall’s border point and was later stopped on County Road 42 in South Stormont.
Police say they seized 220,000 cigarettes as well as the 2008 Dodge Ram pickup.
Two 19-year-olds are facing a single federal charge under the Excise Act of possession of unstamped tobacco and will also face charges under the Ontario Tobacco Tax Act.
“Often profits from illegal tobacco sales are used to fund organized crime. This is why the police diligently work to enforce these types of crimes. In this case, two young people have jeopardized their future for a marginal profit,” the Mounties said in a news release.