Four arrested in firearms trafficking case
GLEN WALTER – Cornwall RCMP say they have arrested four people and seized several guns as part of a cross-border trafficking investigation. It started on […]
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Key player in Cornwall handgun shipment pleads guilty
TORONTO – A key player in a shipment of semi-automatic handguns through Cornwall, destined for Toronto, has pleaded guilty to a half dozen charges. Harris […]
Smugglers use CAS building for tobacco drop
CORNWALL – Smugglers are not only using the St. Lawrence River shoreline for their operations – they’re also using nearby property. Local RCMP say they […]
Cigars were seized during arrest of former Akwesasne cop: RCMP
CORNWALL/AKWESASNE – Over 10,000 cigars and several kilograms of unstamped tobacco were seized during the arrest of a former Akwesasne police officer last month, the […]
Former cop arrested at Cornwall border crossing
CORNWALL – A former Akwesasne police officer has been arrested at Cornwall’s border for allegedly smuggling tobacco. In a news release Friday (Sept. 28), the […]
Man sentenced to 11 years for smuggling marijuana through Akwesasne
ALBANY, N.Y. – A Quebec man is going to a U.S. prison for just over 11 years for conspiring to smuggle thousands of pounds of […]
Akwesasne man sentenced in 2015 human smuggling deaths
CORNWALL – While describing him as a “committed family man,” a Cornwall judge has sentenced an Akwesasne man to just over a year in jail […]
Crown seeks three years for human smuggling deaths
CORNWALL – The prosecution is seeking three years in prison for an Akwesasne man for his part in a 2015 human smuggling attempt across the […]
Smugglers try to run near Bainsville
BAINSVILLE – Two men from Quebec were unsuccessful in outrunning the cops last week in a tobacco seizure. Members of the Cornwall Regional Task Force […]
Prison for Cornwall-Akwesasne human smuggling participant
CORNWALL – A player in a human smuggling operation between Massena and Cornwall will be spending two years in a federal penitentiary. Donald Benedict, 45, […]