Event Brief
OPP seizes $10M contraband tobacco in alleged operation
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: Ontario Provincial Police seized over 40,000 kg of contraband tobacco worth $10M and charged two men.
WHO: Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
WHAT: OPP seized more than 40,000 kilograms of contraband tobacco and dismantled an alleged manufacturing operation tied to an external criminal enterprise.
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM ET
WHERE: Six Nations of the Grand River territory and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
WHY: Police dismantled an alleged contraband tobacco manufacturing operation after an OPP investigation (Project Track).
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