730,000 contraband cigarettes seized in roadside checkstop
Police say they seized approximately 730,000 contraband cigarettes from a vehicle Thursday night at a checkstop on the TransCanada Highway near New Maryland, N.B.
Police say they seized approximately 730,000 contraband cigarettes from a vehicle Oct. 5 at a checkstop on the Trans-Canada Highway near New Maryland, N.B.
Police say 730,000 contraband cigarettes were seized at a checkstop on the Trans-Canada Highway near New Maryland, N.B. (CBC)
The contraband cigarettes were in a U-Haul trailer being pulled by a van that stopped at the checkstop set up by RCMP Traffic Services and N.B. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
RCMP said a 27-year-old man from Halifax, N.S. was arrested and later released. He is set to appear in Fredericton Provincial Court on Jan. 20, 2017, to face charges related to the seizure.
