Oct
08

Seven arrested after raid on illegal cigarette factory

From: DutchNews.nl

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Police and finance ministry investigators on Wednesday busted an illegal cigarette factory in Noord-Brabant, arresting seven people. The production line was hidden in a warehouse in the village of Lithoijen, near Oss. In total, investigators found eight million cigarettes ready to be sold. Judging from the empty boxes of tobacco, they say some 4.5 tonnes of tobacco may have been processed in the factory.

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Oct
08

Woman fined over $63K for illegal cigarettes

From: 980 CJME

A Saskatchewan woman is facing over $63,000 in fines after pleading guilty to illegal tobacco charges.

Monique Blanche Milliken of Beatty, Sask., was arrested in April 2017 after RCMP found about 200,000 illegal cigarettes and $5,000 in cash during a traffic stop.

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