Contraband Cigarettes: Dakota Ojibway Police Service

Dakota Ojibway Police Service: Police raided a smoke shop on Dakota Plains First Nation last week on Jan. 22, just after a delivery of contraband tobacco had arrived. working with Dakota Ojibway Police Service, seized 951,225 cigarettes, 1845 tins of chewing tobacco, and other items during a raid last week at a smoke shop on Dakota Plains First Nation. , according to CBC. It's not the first time Blacksmith has run afoul of authorities for selling illegal tobacco. Nearly a million contraband cigarettes, 1,845 tins of chewing tobacco, six firearms, cash and a vehicle have been seized in a joint Manitoba Finance operation dubbed Project Debit. Police, working with the Dakota Ojibway Police Service, said the two men from Quebec who made the delivery were arrested. The owner of the shop, Craig Blacksmith, who has defied the province in the past on the issue, as well as a n employee, a 42-year-old woman, were also arrested. First Nations battle for Manitoba smoke shop (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.