truck - Tobacco Reporter https://tobaccoreporter.com Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:07:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 $3.2M of Contraband Tobacco Seized in Canadian Traffic Stop https://tobaccoreporter.com/2025/07/18/3-2m-of-contraband-tobacco-seized-in-canadian-traffic-stop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-2m-of-contraband-tobacco-seized-in-canadian-traffic-stop Fri, 18 Jul 2025 22:07:15 +0000 https://tobaccoreporter.com/?p=164741 Authorities say the illicit shipment would have cost the government an estimated C$9.1 million ($6.6 million) in lost taxes.

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]]> A traffic complaint in Ontario, Canada, allowed police to uncover a massive shipment of contraband tobacco valued at C$4.4 million ($3.2 million). Police stopped the truck after a concerned motorist reported it for speeding. Provincial police, along with Ministry of Transportation staff, discovered 17,820 kilograms of untaxed fine-cut tobacco during the inspection.

Authorities say the illicit shipment would have cost the government an estimated C$9.1 million ($6.6 million) in lost taxes. A 60-year-old man from Puslinch, Canada, has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco.

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