Woman charged after raid finds 25,000 unmarked smokes

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Ottawa police seized several thousand unmarked cigarettes in the ByWard Market.

Published Oct 31, 2025

Last updated 7 hours ago

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A 58-year-old Ottawa woman was charged after 25,000 unmarked cigarettes were seized in a raid in the ByWard Market on Oct. 29.

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Ottawa Police Service officers also seized an undisclosed amount of cash at the Rideau Street residence.

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A news release on Oct. 31 said members of the OPS Central Neighbourhood Resource Team (NRT) were conducting Tobacco Tax Act enforcement in the 100 block of Rideau Street when they came across the woman selling unmarked cigarettes.

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Police added that the raid and arrest followed “previous seizures involving the same person.”

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The latest raid brings the total number of unmarked cigarettes seized by the Central NRT unit to approximately 90,000, police said.

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