The London Customs & Excise Section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized approximately 65,000 contraband cigarettes and a vehicle as a result of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region Highway Patrol Traffic stop. The brands seized included Discount, Putter's Light, Canadian Light and Canadian Ultra Light.
On Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 the OPP stopped a vehicle on Highway 401 just west of Putnam Road for a Highway Traffic Act violation. During the course of the traffic stop, the vehicle was searched and the contraband tobacco was located in the vehicle. RCMP officers were contacted and attended the scene, seizing the contraband tobacco and the vehicle.
The two male occupants of the vehicle, both residents of the Windsor area, face charges under the Excise Act, 2001 for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped.
If convicted, both men could face fines not exceeding $16,250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or both.
This investigation is still ongoing and charges are pending.
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