RCMP traffic stop leads to arrest and unstamped tobacco seizure
RCMP Southeast Traffic Services -Metro has arrested a man for offences under the Excise Act, Customs Act, Food and Drugs Act and the Criminal Code.
On May 2, at approximately 12:25 p.m., an officer was proactively patrolling Hwy. 102 in Goffs and stopped a southbound Dodge Ram with an Ontario licence plate towing a U-Haul trailer. The officer questioned the driver, whose account of his travel from Ontario to Nova Scotia raised suspicion.
The driver, a 46-year-old man from Ontario, was arrested under the Excise Act for possession of unstamped tobacco. A search of the truck and trailer led to the seizure of a quantity of unstamped cigarettes and a box containing male enhancement pills that contain sildenafil.
The man is facing a charge of Possession of Unstamped Tobacco under the Excise Act and a charge under the Food and Drugs Act for the sildenafil. He’s also facing a charge of Possession of Tobacco for the Purpose of Selling under the Criminal Code and three Revenue Act charges related to the tobacco by Audit and Enforcement Officers from the Department of Service Nova Scotia.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date.
-RCMP investigating suspicious incident in Pictou
Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest following a suspicious incident that occurred in Pictou.
On May 6, at approximately 7:50 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of a suspicious person who had been on School St. earlier in the day. Investigators learned that at 4:30 p.m., two children were approached by a man in a vehicle. The man told the children that their grandmother had sent him to pick them up and then offered them chocolate. When the children declined, the vehicle left the area, travelling toward Faulkland St.
The man of interest is described as white, in his 40s, with black and grey hair. He had a black-ink tattoo on his left arm and was driving a black truck.
Anyone with information about this incident, or who may have security camera footage of the area, is asked to contact the Pictou County District RCMP at 902-485-4333. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
