From: The Whig
By Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard
Gary Grant is the spokesman for the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco. He says illegal cigarettes fund organized crime, help get young people addicted to smoking and also cost taxpayers billions. (JOELLE KOVACH/Postmedia Network)
A national spokesperson for an anti-contraband cigarette lobby group said the millions of dollars generated by the sale of illegal smokes are fuelling organized crime in Ontario.
Gary Grant, the national spokesperson for the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco, was in Kingston on Monday as part of a two-day tour of cities along “the Contraband Trail,” communities along Highway 401 from Cornwall to Windsor where the sale of contraband cigarettes are prevalent.
