RCMP search for boat, suspects in contraband smuggling
CORNWALL – The Mounties are searching for a boat and two suspects involved in a smuggling operation earlier this month. Akwesasne police tried to stop […]
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Cops find storage locker full of contraband tobacco
CORNWALL – The Cornwall Regional Task Force has nabbed 318 kilograms (700 pounds) of contraband tobacco, packed in a city storage locker. The mini-storage unit […]
Tobacco bust at Cornwall Water Street boat ramp
CORNWALL – The Cornwall Regional Task Force seized 94 kilograms of unstamped tobacco as well as a Jeep and a boat during a border enforcement […]
Alcohol and tobacco use, self-harm higher in Eastern Ontario, health unit says
SD&G – It seems Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and Prescott-Russell have higher rates of self-injury, smoking and booze consumption. That’s according to a benchmark report released today (Monday) […]
Man jumps in Cornwall Canal to evade police
Newswatch Exclusive CORNWALL – Cornwall firefighters had to rescue a man from the Cornwall Canal early Thursday morning after he jumped in trying to get […]
Contraband tobacco seizure near Bainsville
BAINSVILLE – The same smuggling narrative has played out again on the St. Lawrence River – speeding boat with no lights, pickup truck on the […]
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 […]
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. […]