RCMP release:

Meteghan RCMP Detachment has charged a man with several offences under the Criminal Code, Excise Act, and Nova Scotia Revenue Act after executing a search warrant and seizing unstamped tobacco products.

On June 24, officers attended a residence on Maza Rd., Bangor, to execute a search warrant. A man was safely arrested. During the search, officers located and seized over two hundred cartons of unstamped tobacco. Investigators established that the cartons contained approximately forty thousand cigarettes. Police also seized a quantity of cash and items that support possession for the purposes of selling.

Troy Deveau, 48, of Bangor, faces charges of Selling of Tobacco Products and Raw Leaf Tobacco (Criminal Code), Unlawful Possession of Unstamped Tobacco Products (Excise Act), Possession of Tobacco on which Tax had not been Paid (Nova Scotia Revenue Act), and Possession of Tobacco Not Bearing Prescribed Markings (Nova Scotia Revenue Act). He was released by police and his first court appearance is scheduled for August 14 at Digby Provincial Court.

Meteghan RCMP continues to lead the ongoing investigation, with support from Digby RCMP Detachment during the search warrant execution.