Smugglers come up with some creative, comfortable ways of hiding contraband cigarettes.
On Thursday evening, a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado was inspected at the Cornwall port of entry by the Canada Border Services Agency.
During the inspection, border services officers found 1,700 resealable bags of contraband cigarettes hidden inside two hollowed-out, king-size matresses.
The RCMP's Customs and Excise Unit was called in to seize the cigarettes and arrest the driver.
"We had never seen that one before," said Sgt. Michael Harvey.
The truck also had a bed frame, an appliance and other furniture loaded in the flatbed.
Harvey said the male driver of the Chevy told officers he was moving, but he didn't know the address of the place he was moving
The 23-year-old Akwesasne man was charged with possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped under the Excise Act.
Most recently the RCMP has seized cigarettes stored underneath a cut-out truck flatbed and in wheel wells.
The RCMP has also found cigarettes in hockey bags, underneath the hood of a car and in boxes with seat headrests stuck into them to create the illusion the seats had not been removed.
Over the past week, the RCMP seized a total of 7,650 resealable bags or cartons of contraband cigarettes, 756 kilograms of fine-cut tobacco and arrested eight people.
Four of those people were arrested at the port of entry, while the others were arrested near the banks of the St. Lawrence River.
Harvey noted that the RCMP has been receiving tips about smugglers from residents near seasonal cottages outside of Cornwall, but not as much from residents inside the city.
He is hoping city residents will call Crime Stoppers to report smuggling activity when they see it at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).