Illegal Cigarettes Seized In Yarmouth & Charges Laid

There has been a major illegal-cigarettes bust in Yarmouth.  Two people have been charged and smokes seized.  A Yarmouth residence was searched by the RCMP and more than 13,000 contraband cigarettes were seized and a 75-year-old man and 64-year-old woman were arrested.  Both are facing charges under the Federal Excise Act and Provincial Revenue Act.  They have been released and will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on September 11th.