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November 29, 2016

Comptroller’s Office assists in the seizure of $173K worth of contraband tobacco

From: Eye on Annapolis

Comptroller Peter Franchot  announced that his Field Enforcement Division (FED) assisted in charges brought against four men from Baltimore and New York. Maryland State Police (MSP) and Maryland Transportation Authority Police (MDTAP) made three separate vehicle stops and FED officers conducted field inspections in the past two weeks, resulting in the confiscation of more than 26,000 packs of contraband cigarettes and more than 5,000 cigars for a total value of nearly $173,000.