Large Seizure of Illegal Cigarettes Near Oromocto, N.B.
The RCMP seized more than 100,000 contraband cigarettes Thursday during a traffic stop on the Trans-Canada Highway near Oromocto.
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Approximately 200,000 Contraband Cigarettes Seized In Two Incidents, Perth-Andover, N.B.
The RCMP discovered over 200,000 contraband cigarettes after two traffic stop. Two men had their vehicles seized and have been arrested.
Three Men Arrested After Illegal Cigarettes Seized in Edmundston Area
Police have arrested three men after a traffic stop in northwestern New Brunswick that led to the discovery of nearly $40,000 worth of contraband cigarettes.
POLL: Should Maine Cigarette Taxes Be Increased?
Maine legislators want to raise the taxes on cigarettes from $2.00 per pack, to $3.50 per pack.
New Brunswick Enforcement Team Seizes More Than 843,000 Illegal Cigarettes
The contraband tobacco market in New Brunswick results in an estimated revenue loss to the province of $13 million a year.
Smoking Age
The minimum age to buy tobacco products in the largest city in Maine is now 21.
Portland's local law change to raise the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products goes into effect on Wednesday. City officials are reminding merchants of the new rules as well as the fact that they also apply to electronic cigarettes...