Shilo man charged with possessing 80,000 illegal cigarettes, cash
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A man from Shilo is facing multiple charges after Mounties allege he had more than 80,000 illegal cigarettes and thousands of dollars in cash in his vehicle last week.
RCMP pulled over the 57-year-old driver, who was travelling west on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, around 3 p.m. on Nov. 4, police said in a news release on Monday.
An officer noticed boxes of cigarettes inside his SUV — some of which were covered by a blanket in the back seat, the release said.
The RCMP arrested the driver without incident and searched the vehicle, uncovering more than 80,000 illegal cigarettes as well as nearly $10,000 in cash and a cellphone, police said.
All of the items were seized.
The man was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and selling tobacco products.
He was released on a notice to appear in a Brandon courtroom next month.
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