Friday, May 15, 2009

Illegal Cigarettes Seized

2009-05-15

14:14:54

An Ottawa man has been charged with hauling illegal cigarettes.

Police say officers found 81 cardboard boxes or 770,000 cigarettes in a trailer after stopping a vehicle near Thunder Bay.

A 35-year-old man was charged with four counts of possessing cigarettes and tobacco, as well as federal charges for possession of tobacco that wasn't legally stamped.