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Federal RCMP seize 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes in B.C.

Police say the investigation has led to dismantling criminal networks
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Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, the Pacific Regional Commander of the federal RCMP, speaks during a news conference at BC RCMP headquarters in Surrey on March 8, 2024. Police announced the seizure of 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes. (Lauren Collins)

Federal RCMP investigators say that a contraband tobacco investigation has net 27 tonnes of seized contraband cigarettes and a “dismantling” of the criminal network involved in the illicit distribution.

Police unveiled just a fraction – about two pallets worth – of the seizure during a press conference at BC RCMP headquarters in Surrey on Friday (March 8). In total, 45 pallets of illicit tobacco were seized from various locations in Mission and Maple Ridge.

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Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's national team, after my journalism career took me across B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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