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Winnipegger busted in northwestern Ontario with $67K in illegal smokes

A Winnipeg man has been charged with illegally trafficking tobacco after being caught in northwestern Ontario with $67,000 worth of cigarettes in his vehicle.

Traffic stop leads to discovery of 1,350 cartons of unmarked cigarettes

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Ontario Provincial Police based in Dryden, Ont., pulled over a Winnipeg man west of Ignace with a big cache of illegal cigarettes in his vehicle. (CBC)

A Winnipeg man has been charged with illegally trafficking tobacco after being caught in northwestern Ontario with $67,000 worth of cigarettes in his vehicle.

Ontario Provincial Police stopped the man at 1:15 p.m. Thursday for a traffic offenceon the Trans-Canada Highway near Ignace, Ont., about 380 kilometres east of Winnipeg.

Inside the vehicle, police found 27 cases or 1,350 cartons of unmarked cigarettes, worth an estimated $67,000.

The 56 year-oldWinnipegger was charged with trafficking in contraband tobacco. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court June 25.

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