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Seven charged in contraband cigarette ring

 
By Matthew Pearson, The Ottawa Citizen December 10, 2009 1:03 PM
 
 

OTTAWA — Seven people were arrested and more than 4,000 re-sealable bags or cartons of contraband cigarettes were confiscated by police in the Cornwall area in four separate incidents since Saturday.

Police also confiscated a vehicle used to transport cigarettes.

All seven were charged with possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped. They were all released and will appear in court at a later date.

The RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency were all involved in the investigation.