AMHERST – A 29-year-old Johnstown, Ont. man was arrested Monday after being caught with 240,000 illegal cigarettes.
The man’s vehicle was also seized.
The estimated provincial tax value of the cigarettes is $66,048 and federal tax value is $50,400.
The Cumberland District RCMP assisted Service Nova Scotia with the investigation.
The man was released on court documents and is scheduled to appear in Amherst provincial court on Sept. 10 to face charges under the Nova Scotia Revenue Act, Excise Act 2001 and Criminal Code.
Since Jan. 1, 2017, Service Nova Scotia's Compliance and Special Investigations Unit has conducted 25 illegal tobacco seizures, seized over 12,200 cartons of illegal cigarettes, with an estimated provincial tax value of $675,878.
