Alberta authorities have charged the embattled chief of an Alberta First Nation and the president of a Kahnawake-based tobacco company in connection with the seizure of 16 million cigarettes on the Montana First Nation reserve earlier this year.
An Alberta prosecutor is expected to decide soon on whether to lay charges in connection with the seizure of 14 million cigarettes on the Montana First Nation reserve, according to the RCMP.
The millions of cigarettes seized by Alberta authorities last week on the Montana First Nation reserve had the proper federal registration, the Alberta Gaming and Lottery Commission said.
Millions of cigarettes seized by Alberta authorities on the Montana First Nation last week were destined for distribution to reserves throughout the province and British Columbia, APTN National News has learned.
The RCMP is trumpeting a major bust of contraband cigarettes in Alberta.
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