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Bill C-10 passes third reading 3
- Regional
- June 4, 2014
OTTAWA – Bill C-10 passed a third reading in Parliament last Friday. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice Bob Dechert presented the bill saying “organized crime” was central to “contraband” cigarettes.
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35 Arrests made in largest tobacco raid in US-Canadian history 5
- National, News
- April 30, 2014
Montreal – The Sûreté du Québec, the police force known throughout indigenous Canada as the force involved in the “Oka Crisis” of 1990, carried out an organized raid in Montreal, Akwesasne and Kahnawake territories today regarding “contraband” tobacco.
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A Tale of Two Cases 0
- Lets Talk Native, tobacco
- February 12, 2014
Last week two stories about the ongoing battle by New York State and the U.S. federal government against the Native tobacco trade hit the papers.
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Counties agree to fight contraband cigarette trafficking 0
- Akwesasne Update, Regional
- October 4, 2013
Four New York county district attorneys announced an agreement to fight cigarette trafficking. The agreement was negotiated with Ohio-based R + L Carriers trucking company. St. Lawrence County, Franklin County, Chautauqua County and Suffolk County were the represented county governments.
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