From the OPP
On Feb. 1 around 3:40 p.m., Dryden OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Highway 17 in Eton Township (west of Dryden).
As a result, officers seized 27 cases of cigarettes with a total estimated value of $81,000.
Two Edmonton residents, aged 56 and 52, were charged with trafficking in contraband tobacco, possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale, and possession of unmarked cigarettes.
Both were released on a promise to appear in court of Justice on March 18.