OPP seized millions of dollars worth of contraband tobacco after stopping a tractor-trailer on Highway 401.
Tuesday, just before 7 a.m., Lennox and Addington OPP responded to a report of speeding tractor-trailer in the eastbound lanes near Shannonville Road.
Shortly after, Frontenac OPP stopped the big rig near Joyceville Road in Kingston.
The truck was escorted to the Ministry of Transportation scales at Gananoque for a safety inspection and documentation and other issues led to an inspection of the cargo.
OPP and MTO officers found the trailer filled with almost 18,000 kilograms of contraband, fine-cut tobacco, estimated to be worth approximately $4.4 million.
As a result of the investigation, a 60-year-old man from Puslinch Township, near Cambridge, has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in September.
The investigation by the Frontenac Detachment and the OPP Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation, is continuing.
OPP say the seizure equates to a total federal and provincial tax loss of approximately $9.1 million.
