Cigarette Smuggling Out of Control in Cornwall, Ontario!

The latest media coverage in the Cornwall  Standard Freeholder concerning the incredible amount of cigarette smuggling through Cornwall and area is both shocking and puzzling, and raises more questions than answers.

 We have been told that 90% of illegal cigarettes make it across our border each year, representing 50 million cartons. Cornwall, unwittingly, has become the recipient of these smugglers, who commit crimes as they cross the international border. However, our community bears the brunt and the stigma attached to this activity.