Police seize pickup with 650 kg of tobacco
SUMMERSTOWN – The Cornwall Regional Task Force has seized a pickup truck loaded with over 650 kilograms (1,400 pounds) of tobacco. The suspected contraband smuggler […]
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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 […]
CRTF officers seize nearly 700 kilograms of tobacco
CORNWALL – The Cornwall Regional Task Force has seized nearly 700 kilograms of contraband tobacco in South Glengarry. Officers on border security patrol, stopped a […]
Ton of tobacco; 60 days jail
CORNWALL – A Quebec man has been given a 60 day jail sentence after being caught in 2017 with over a ton of contraband tobacco. […]
Police seize 341 kilos of tobacco
CORNWALL – Police have seized 341 kilograms (750 pounds) of contraband tobacco after chasing down a suspected smuggler earlier this month. The Cornwall Regional Task […]
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 […]
Two arrests in police takedown on Boundary Road
CORNWALL – Two men have been arrested after a Cornwall Regional Task Force takedown in the city’s east end. A witness, who asked not to […]
O.P.P. seize $5M in tobacco on Highway 401
LANSDOWNE – O.P.P. and MTO officers in Eastern Ontario, conducting a commercial vehicle inspection, uncovered quite a haul of contraband tobacco last week. An eastbound […]
Province inks tobacco regulations with Akwesasne
TORONTO – The Ontario government says it’s signed an agreement-in-principle with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne on regulating and profit-sharing tobacco sales on reserve. The […]
Sixteen arrested in Akwesasne contraband tobacco ring: report
AKWESASNE – An RCMP-led contraband tobacco ring investigation has reportedly led to the arrests of 16 people. The 16 men and women were mainly from […]