Calgary man accused of smuggling 222 kg of undeclared tobacco into Canada

A Calgary man is accused of smuggling 222 kilograms of undeclared tobacco into Canada in what’s believed to be the largest seizure of tobacco in the Prairie region in the past five years.Officers with the Canada Border Services Agency made the seizure at the North Portal border crossing in Saskatchewan on April 6.Abdul Al Khaqani, 56, of Calgary, was charged on June 3 with smuggling, making false statements, failing to report imported goods and wilfully evading the payment of duties on imported goods under the Customs Act, along with unlawful possession under the Excise Act.
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