Agents for the Comptroller’s Field Enforcement Division, along with the Kent County Sherriff’s Office, seized 7000 packs of contraband cigarettes worth $42,000 and arrested two people for allegedly smuggling contraband cigarettes during a traffic stop on Route 301 in Kent County on September 21.
“I’d like to thank Corporal Harry Kettner and Sheriff John F. Price of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office for helping my agents continue the fight against cigarette smuggling in Maryland,” said Comptroller Peter Franchot. “As soon as Corporal Kettner realized this wasn’t a routine traffic stop, his office contacted my agency’s Field Enforcement Division and agents were immediately dispatched to assist with the investigation. Every smuggler caught is one more opportunity to crack down on illegal activity and I applaud the agencies involved for helping to aggressively uphold and enforce Maryland’s tax laws.
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