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Traffic Stop Finds Contraband Cigarettes

Jason Wellwood December 2, 2020 8:28 am Last Updated on July 2, 2025 5:41 am

A vehicle found with thousands of cartons of unmarked cigarettes has led to charges against a Winnipeg man.

Nipigon provincial police say they stopped the truck Sunday afternoon on Highway 11/17 in Shuniah Township, and found 12,750 cartons, and some Canadian money.

A 46-year-old man is charged with trafficking contraband tobacco and having proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Police say he was released, and has a court date in March in Nipigon.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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