Speeding complaint leads to $4.4M in tobacco seized, charges for Puslinch man

A truck full of boxes was seized in eastern Ontario a few days ago. (OPP)

By Mark Douglas

Posted Jul 17, 2025 06:57:31 AM.

Last Updated Jul 17, 2025 11:30:01 AM.

A truck driver from Puslinch was allegedly caught hauling millions of dollars worth of contraband tobacco through eastern Ontario.

The Ontario Provincial Police got a complaint, Tuesday morning about a speeding 18-wheeler on the eastbound Highway 401, near Kingston.

Officers found the truck off the highway and escorted it to a nearby inspection station.

Police said the trailer was filled with almost 18,000 kilos of fine-cut tobacco, with a street value of about $4.4 million.

The 60-year-old driver from Puslinch was charged with trafficking contraband tobacco.

The OPP said that much illegal tobacco would have brought in more than $9-million dollars in tax to the province.

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