RCMP made cig-nificant impact: seizing 400,000 unstamped cigarettes

During a traffic stop on Highway 11 near Lumsden, RCMP arrested a semi-driver and passenger.

Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers found the trailer to have 24 pallets of unstamped tobacco.

“The seizure is a significant one,” says Supt. Murray Chamberlin, Deputy Criminal Operations Officer for the Saskatchewan RCMP. “Through our partnership with other public safety agencies, we have been able to prevent 400,000 cigarettes – and potentially, millions of dollars – from circulating in the illegal market.”

The release didn’t say why the truck was stopped.

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According to an RCMP news release, a 24-year-old from Brampton, Ontario was charged with the following:

• one count, selling tobacco/tobacco leaf product, section 121.1(1), Criminal Code;
• one count, possession of unstamped tobacco, Section 32(1), Excise Act;
• one count, unlawfully import, acquire or take delivery of tobacco, Section 27(5), Tobacco Tax Act; and
• one count, possess unmarked tobacco, Section 11(2), Tobacco Tax Act.

The passenger was released with no charges and the accused is scheduled for April 15, 2025, in the Regina Provincial Court.