A routine vehicle stop in Southwold Township led to the seizure of 170,000 contraband cigarettes.
OPP pulled over the vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation and searched it. Officers found 17 cases of contraband tobacco.
A 63-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, both from Quebec, face charges under the Excise Act for possession of a tobacco not properly stamped.
If convicted, both men could face fines of up to $42,500 or five years in prison.
More charges are pending.
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