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CTV News
4 days ago
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Puslinch man charged after trailer with $4M of contraband tobacco pulled over by OPP
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.
CTV News
4 days ago
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OPP discover $4.4 million worth of contraband tobacco inside tractor-trailer on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police say 17,820 kilograms of contraband tobacco was discovered inside a tractor-trailer stopped on Hwy. 401 in eastern Ontario. (OPP/X) A traffic complaint about a speeding tractor-trailer on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario resulted in the discovery of $4.4 million worth of contraband tobacco inside the vehicle, according to police. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say officers responded to a call about a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 near Shannonville Road at approximately 7 a.m. Tuesday. A short time later, officers stopped the tractor-trailer near Joyceville Road in Kingston. Police say the truck was escorted to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) scales at Gananoque for a safety inspection. 'Documentation and other issues led to an inspection of the cargo,' police said in a media release Wednesday morning. 'Inside, OPP and MTO officers found the trailer was filled with over 17,820 kilograms of contraband, fine-cut tobacco, estimated to be worth approximately $4.4 million. That equates to a total federal and provincial tax loss of approximately $9.1 million.' A 60-year-old man from Puslinch Township, near Cambridge, Ont., has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on September 2. Police say the investigation by officers with the OPP Frontenac Detachment, the OPP Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team and the Ministry of Transportation is continuing.
CTV News
04-07-2025
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Two people charged with copper wire theft in Puslinch
Ontario Provincial Police handcuffs are seen in this undated image. (Courtesy: Ontario Provincial Police) A call from a Good Samaritan has led to charges for two people. The Ontario Provincial Police said a person called officers on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. to report a suspicious person damaging hydro wires on Arkell Road in Puslinch Township. When officers arrived, they found several telecommunication lines had been damaged or cut down. Investigators said they tracked down two suspects to a nearby wooded area and recovered property related to the incident. A 31-year-old man from Guelph and a 26-year-old woman of no fixed address have been charged with two counts of theft under $5,000, mischief over $5,000 and possession of break-in instruments.
CTV News
18-06-2025
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Police looking for driver who ran away from Freelton collision
A stolen van involved in a crash near Freelton on June 18, 2025 appeared in this still. (Courtesy: Ontario Provincial Police) Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a person who was driving a stolen vehicle involved in a collision on Highway 6. In a social media post at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened at Concession 11 East in the community of Freelton, just southeast of Puslinch. He said one of the vehicles involved, a white van, had been reported stolen a few days earlier. '[The van] was involved in an intersection crash as it cut across Highway 6 here at the 11th Concession,' he explained. 'Hamilton [Police] has their canine units here looking for the suspect who took off on foot after the collision,' he added. The other driver involved in the crash reported minor injuries.
