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Puslinch man charged after trailer with $4M of contraband tobacco pulled over by OPP

Puslinch man charged after trailer with $4M of contraband tobacco pulled over by OPP

CTV News16-07-2025
Ontario Provincial Police say $4.4 million in contraband tobacco has been seized after someone made a complaint about a speeding tractor trailer on Highway 401.
Officers were told the truck was travelling in the eastbound lanes, near Belleville, around 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Members of the Frontenac detachment caught up to the driver at Joyceville Road, east of Kingston, a short time later.
The truck was then escorted to the Ministry of Transportation at Gananoque for a safety inspection.
OPP said documentation and other issues led to a full search of the truck's cargo.
Inside, officers found 17,820 kilograms of fine-cut tobacco, estimated to be worth $4.4 million.
Contraband tobacco Ontario Provincial Police
Contraband tobacco seized by Ontario Provincial Police. (Source: OPP)
'That equates to a total federal and provincial tax loss of approximately $9.1 million,' OPP said in a media release.
Joga Singh Dhillon, a 60-year-old from Puslinch Township, has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco.
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