Six Nations Police shut down contraband tobacco plant and seize over $10 million of contraband tobacco

  A warehouse hidden in a forested area at Six Nations of the Grand River was the site of the combined forces raid . (Photo by Jim C. Powless) By Lynda Powless Editor SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- Six Nations Police and OPP have seized more than 40,000 kilograms (88,000 pounds) of contraband tobacco with an estimated street value of over $10 million, a handgun and manufacturing equipment after launching Project TRACK a multi-force investigation into a criminal network that was found producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Two non-Indigenous men from Hamilton, Ontario  were arrested as a result of the Six Nations Police and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team (CTET)  launching Project TRACK in April 2026 when a…

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