Contraband
August 23, 2010 New Brunswick Telegraph Journal
SAINT-LEONARD - RCMP seized 50,000 contraband cigarettes from a 24-year-old Nova Scotia during a traffic stop this month on Highway 2 in Saint-Léonard. Wade Sackwho had two outstanding arrest warrants stemming from 2009 for possession of 90,000 illegal cigarettes, appeared before the Grand Falls provincial court to face charges related to both of these offences. He was sentenced to pay fines totalling $58,000. The vehicle has been forfeited to the Crown. Investigators believe the illegal cigarettes were destined for Nova Scotia.