534,200 Unmarked Cigarettes Seized

(TEMAGAMI, ON) – On March 30, 2016 members of the Temagami Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere Program (RIDE) on Highway 11, Temagami.

Shortly after 4:00 p.m. a van approached the RIDE Program and through investigation the 58-year-old driver was arrested and is currently facing charges under the Tobacco Tax Act (TTA). Police seized 534,200 unmarked cigarettes with an approximate street value of more than $200,000.

Wayne DELORME of Winnipeg Manitoba is charged with:

Possess unmarked cigarettes for sale – section 29(1) of the TTA

Possess unmarked cigarettes – section 29(2) of the TTA

The defendant will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on June 23, 2016.

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