PARIS: An ongoing investigation into the smuggling of illegal booze from the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon has resulted in an arrest of a man from Garnish.
A 26-year-old Garnish man is facing charges under the Federal Excise Act and the Provincial Liquor Act for possession of contraband alcohol. Police seized 66 bottles of various brands and a quantity of cash from a residence in Garnish Tuesday.
Members of the RCMP, including the Federal Policing Operations West (Burin) with assistance from the RCMP detachment in Marystown, executed a search warrant at a residence in Garnish on Tuesday.
Police seized 66 1.75-litre bottles of various brands and a quantity of cash from the home. Two firearms were also confiscated for unsafe storage.
The RCMP believes the alcohol was destined for sale to the general public in Garnish and the surrounding area.
The man will appear at provincial court in Grand Bank on Dec. 9 to enter his plea.
“Police believe that this seizure confirms that the smuggling of contraband alcohol from the French Islands of Saint Pierre et Miquelon continues,” the news release stated.
