An Alberta man was charged by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on June 3 for allegedly smuggling 222 kilograms of undeclared tobacco into Canada.
The man was stopped by CBSA officers as he attempted to enter Canada on April 6 at the North Portal border crossing.
The CBSA Criminal Investigation Section laid charges against Abdul Al Khaqani, 56, of Calgary for smuggling, making false statements, failing to report imported goods and willfully evading the payment of duties on imported goods pursuant to the Customs Act. He was also charged with unlawful possession under the Excise Act.
CBSA said this was the largest seizure of tobacco within the past five years.
The information released by CBSA did not include a court date.
Last year, there were 45 seizures of undeclared tobacco with 24,137 cigarette cartons being seized along with 134 cigars and 45,067 of other tobacco products across Canada.
