Three men each face eight tobacco-related charges in connection with possession of contraband tobacco tied to May 2021 events.
Elio Bruno, 66; Gary Davies, 55; and Talon Alexander Trask, 59, appeared in Vancouver Provincial Court July 5 to fix court appearance dates.
Trask alone faces three charges. One count alleges he possessed in Surrey more than a kilogram of tobacco in a package not bearing a stamp prescribed by the Tobacco Tax Act.
A second count alleges Trask possessed in Surrey unstamped cigarettes in contravention of the Excise Tax.
And, a third count alleges he possessed in Surrey tobacco for an unlawful purpose in contravention of the Tobacco Tax Act.
All three face the following charges:
- possession in Vancouver of more than a kilogram of tobacco in a package not bearing a stamp prescribed by the Tobacco Tax Act.
- unlawful possession in Vancouver of unstamped cigarettes in contravention of the Excise Tax;
- two counts of acquiring tobacco in Vancouver for resale from a person without a dealer’s permit to see tobacco wholesale under the Tobacco Tax Act; and,
- unlawfully possessing, keeping or possessing tobacco for an unlawful purpose under the Tobacco Tax Act.
