Medicine Hat police seize $92,600 in contraband cigarettes, recover stolen goods
A stolen property investigation led officers to a storage unit containing boxes of suspected illegal tobacco products.
Medicine Hat police recovered about $1,600 worth of stolen property and seized an estimated $92,600 worth of suspected contraband cigarettes during an ongoing investigation.
The Medicine Hat Police Service said members of its Criminal Investigation Section were probing the trafficking of stolen property on Sept. 30 when officers witnessed an exchange involving items recently reported stolen from a local business. Officers recovered and seized that property on the spot.
The investigation then extended to a storage facility linked to one of the people involved, where officers found numerous boxes of suspected contraband tobacco in a storage unit and a vehicle. A search resulted in the seizure of cigarettes with an estimated street value of $92,600, along with a 2024 Cadillac XT5 as offence-related property.
Police have not identified those involved, as charges are pending. The MHPS said property crime directly affects residents and businesses in the city, and investigators will continue working to recover stolen goods and pursue charges.
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