One vehicle was stopped in Grand Falls resulting in the seizure of 200,000 contraband cigarettes. A 46-year-old man from Quebec was arrested and later released. He is scheduled to appear in Grand Falls Provincial court on June 14th.
Later, a second vehicle was stopped in Saint-Jacques with 150,000 contraband cigarettes being confiscated. A 66-year-old man from Nova Scotia was arrested and later released. He is scheduled to appear in Edmundston Provincial Court on June 5th.
In both cases, the cigarettes and the vehicles used to transport them were seized and will be forfeited to the government.
