(Staff ) -- The Cornwall Regional Task Force arrested 14 people and seized nearly 16,000 bags of contraband cigarettes, 2,000 kilograms of fine-cut tobacco and nine vehicles since early May in 11 separate incidents.
The alleged smugglers come from Cornwall, Akwesasne, Ingleside, Hogansburg, NY, Thornhill, Ont. and Surrey, British Columbia.
All are facing charges for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped according to the Excise Act 2001 and the Provincial Tobacco Tax Act.One of the individuals arrested also faces charges for failing to stop for police and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. The seizures between May 6 and 17 were made in Cornwall, the Cornwall port of entry and South Glengarry.