An illegal licence plate led Cornwall RCMP to discover nearly $250,000 worth of fine cut tobacco early Tuesday morning in a trailer towed by a pickup truck in South Glengarry.
Twenty-four cardboard boxes containing 2,769 kilograms of tobacco were inside the trailer, which was registered in Quebec. The truck was leased from a company based in Halifax.
All property was seized by RCMP.
A 46-year-old Cornwall man is charged with possession of unmarked tobacco.
He also incurred several Highway Traffic Act offences.
Police did not identify the accused.