DETROIT – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday said it had seized millions of dollars worth of loose leaf tobacco at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor.
On Aug. 14, a driver entered Canada with a shipment declared as frozen apple slices. But during an inspection, CBSA officers found 116 boxes filled with 15,497 kg of loose leaf tobacco with an approximate street value of $1.9 million.
--Fine cut tobacco seized at the Ambassador Bridge
The driver, an Ontario resident, was arrested and charged, and is scheduled to appear in court in October.
On Sept., a driver entered Canada with a shipment declared as rubber mulch. During a secondary inspection, the majority of this shipment was found to actually contain 14,505 kg of loose tobacco with an approximate street value of $1.8 million.
The driver, a Quebec resident, was arrested and charged, and is scheduled to appear in court in November.
Since January 2013, CBSA officers in the Southern Ontario Region have seized tobacco worth over $8.3 million.