The RCMP says that more than seven million contraband cigarettes were seized after officers from the Whitbourne detachment responded to a report of an overturned tractor trailer on Long Harbour Road on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
A 53-year-old Ontario man faces charges under the Excise Act 2001, and is under investigation for charges under the Revenue and Administration Act and Cannabis Act, in connection with the incident.
The RCMP says that, following extensive efforts to retrieve the contraband tobacco that was located after RCMP executed a search warrant on the truck and trailer, officers were able to determine the quantity of contraband tobacco to contain more than 7,423,000 cigarettes.
Additionally, a case of pre-rolled illicit cannabis was located and seized.
