" C" Division - News Releases, March 10 2008
Cornwall, Ontario - On March 7th, 2008, at 08:00 a.m., officers from the Central St. Lawrence Valley RCMP Detachment- Cornwall Office were contacted by the Cornwall Community Police Service advising that one of the two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Tenth Street and Virginia Street in Cornwall, Ontario was loaded with contraband tobacco. The RCMP officers attended the scene and seized 1,050 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes that were located in a 1996 Ford Windstar van bearing Ontario licence plates. This represents 210,000 contraband cigarettes worth $23,100 that were not properly packaged or stamped and were destined to be sold illegally. The driver of the van that the contraband cigarettes were located in had fled the scene after being picked up by another vehicle nearby. The investigation continues by the Cornwall Community Police Service and the RCMP. The registered owner of the van is a 28 year old male resident of Pilon Island in Akwesasne, Ontario. Public safety and security is our fundamental priority. Here is another example of the dangers that exist for our motoring public when the drivers transporting illicit tobacco to its destination get involved in collisions on our roadways.
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Sgt. Michael Harvey Central St. Lawrence Valley RCMP Detachment 613-937-2831