On Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10:35 p.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 17, in Nairn-Hyman Township.
As a result of the investigation and with the assistance of the Ministry of Finance, police located nine boxes containing cartons of unmarked cigarettes in the amount of approximately 1001-2000.
The driver, age 20 from Lively was charged with:
Possess Unmarked Cigarettes, contrary to section 29(2) of the Tobacco Tax Act (TTA), and
Speeding 1-49 Km/h over posted limit, contrary to section 128 of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The passenger, age 22 from Naughton was charged with:
Possess Unmarked Cigarettes, contrary to section 29(2) of the TTA.
The two accused were issued Provincial Offence Notices and the contraband cigarettes were seized.
Cigarettes kill more people In one year than Covid ever will…. but you don’t see plexiglass rooms for smokers or banning them…. or billons of
People told not to go outside and smoke…
if you want contriban cigarettes try Noel’s gas bar
They don’t sell contraband smokes. All the smokes they sell are marked.
God bless the smugglers…nobody can afford 15 bucks a pack.
Shannon… Wouldn’t a better alternative be to quit?
Least of our worries in this world.. what a waste of time and money… again. 🤦♂️
Oh no! Such criminals. Cutting into big tobacco and government business. Terrible! Shocking crime.
Marc Dupuis ya … and our justice system which really is an unjustice system there’s more stricter finds probably for this then other crimes that really are moral crimes.. it’s just totally messed up
Marnie Catherine I agree. Its a legal system not a justice system.
It never ceases to amaze how manty criminals, when they have “stuff” in the vehicle, break traffic laws. One would think they would model drivers!!
Karen McPhee Grant Can’t cure stupid.
Some people have no brains