**** RCMP Media Release
Two men facing numerous charges after a traffic stop
Antigonish County District RCMP have charged two men after a traffic stop resulted in a tobacco seizure in Dagger Woods.
On May 3, at approximately 8:21 p.m. Antigonish County District RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver. RCMP officers, quickly located the vehicle and completed a traffic stop on Hwy. 104 near Dagger Woods.
During his interaction with officers, the driver did not show sign of impairment. However, information and evidence gathered during the vehicle stop led to the seizure of approximately 150,000 illegal cigarettes and large sum of cash. The vehicle was also seized.
The two occupants of the vehicle were arrested safely.
Mihai Valentin Stoicheci, 53, of Ontario, and Samuel Peter Blakeley, 40, of Yarmouth, have been charged with:
- Unlawfully Possessing Unstamped Tobacco (Excise Act, 2001)
- Possessing Tobacco on Which Tax has Not Been Paid (Nova Scotia Revenue Act);
- Possessing Tobacco Not Bearing a Prescribed Mark (Nova Scotia Revenue Act)
- Selling Tobacco Products and Raw Leaf Tobacco (Criminal Code of Canada)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (Criminal Code of Canada)
Both men, who were later released on conditions, are scheduled to appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on June 28, at 9:30 a.m.
