From: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP GTA CFSEU and its policing partners land a tremendous blow to organized crime in Canada
TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2017 /CNW/ – Early this morning members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Greater Toronto Area Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (RCMP GTA CFSEU), with assistance from the policing community throughout Southern Ontario, Quebec and British Colombia conducted raids in Hamilton, York Region, Niagara, Innisfil, Vancouver and Montreal.
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A partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police led Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team (CTET) allowed this investigation to demonstrate the strong ties between contraband tobacco and the organized crime community. During this investigation, the CTET seized over 3,000,000 cigarettes, which represents a loss tax revenue in excess of $550,000.
