Speeding transport driver nabbed with $4.4M in contraband tobacco along Hwy. 401 in Kingston
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A 60-year-old individual has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco after being stopped following a speeding complaint along Hwy. 401.
On July 15, 2025, shortly before 7 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police were notified about a speeding tractor-trailer along the eastbound lanes of the 401 near Shannonville Road.
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Officers were able to stop the tractor-trailer near Joyceville Road in Kingston.
The truck was transported to the Ministry of Transportation scales in Gananoque for a safety inspection. Documentation and other issues led to an inspection of the cargo.
Inside, OPP and MTO officers discovered the trailer was filled with over 17,820 kilograms of contraband; fine-cut tobacco with an estimated value was $4.4 million.
According to the officer, that equates to a total federal and provincial tack loss of approximately $9.1 million.
The driver, 60-year-old Joga Singh Dhillon of Puslinch Township near Cambridge, has been charged with trafficking contraband tobacco.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on Sept. 2, 2025.
The investigation by the Frontenac Detachment and the OPP Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation, is continuing.
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