The 222 kilograms of tobacco seized April 6 was the largest seizure of its type on the Prairies in at least five years, the Canadian Border Services Agency says. (CBSA)A Calgary man has been charged with smuggling after 220 kilograms of tobacco was seized at a Saskatchewan-U.S. border crossing. It's the biggest tobacco bust on the Prairies in at least five years, the Canada Border Services Agency says. CBSA officers seized the tobacco April 6 as the man, 56, was coming into Canada at North Portal, Sask., north of North Dakota. Across Canada, the CBSA seized 24,137 cigarette cartons, 134 cigars, and 45,067 kilograms of other tobacco products in 2015.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2016 16:18 UTC