Fined $6,200 for illegal cigarettes

A New Canada man who told police he usually picked up about seven cases of illegal cigarettes whenever he visited Ontario now owes the court more than $6,200.

Lloyd Maxwell Fancey, 61, pleaded guilty to charges under the federal Excise Act and the provincial Revenue Act in Bridgewater provincial court Wednesday.

Police searched his home on the Sarty Road March 8 and found a total of 7,061 illegal cigarettes. He told officers most were for his own use, although he occasionally sold a few or gave a few away to friends.

Judge Anne Crawford fined Mr. Fancy the minimum for each offence — $1,200.37 under the Excise Act and $5,058.58 under the Revenue Act. She gave him until October to pay the fines or return to ask for more time to pay.