Illegally imported cigarettes seized in Saskatoon
Feb 3, 2011 | 5:32 AM
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Illegally importing cigarettes into Saskatchewan will not fly with the provincial government.
Tobacco enforcement agents seized 100 cartons of smokes from a courier depot in Saskatoon earlier this week. They were shipped from the Kahnawake reserve in Quebec, but the provincial taxes were not paid.
Saskatchewan law requires anyone importing cigarettes pay a tax of $42 per carton. Failing to pay can lead to a penalty amounting to three times the tax. Convictions may result in fines of $10,000 for an individual and $50,000 for a corporation.
The government believes the reserve is trying to expand its market presence in western Canada. Cigarettes from Rainbow Tobacco of Kahnawake have recently been seized in British Columbia and Alberta.
