Open liquor, unmarked cigarette charges for two Oshawa men

Two Oshawa men are facing several charges after provincial police stopped a vehicle with open liquor and unmarked cigarettes.

At 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, provincial police pulled over a vehicle on Highway 400. While speaking with the vehicle’s occupants, police were able to see open liquor containers and unmarked cigarettes.

A 41-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with consuming liquor outside of a licenced premise.

A 40-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with possession of unmarked cigarettes and having care or control of a vehicle with liquor readily available.

Provincial police wish to remind the public that it is against the law to have any packages of cigarettes or fine cut tobacco that do not have a legal ON DUTY PAID CANADA DROIT ACQUITTÉ stamp, unless you hold a permit to do so.

Packages of cigarettes and packages of fine cut tobacco for sale to First Nations under Ontario’s First Nation Cigarette Allocation System and diplomats must have the peach‑coloured federal stamp. For the purpose of the Act, packages of cigarettes and packages of fine cut tobacco with the peach‑coloured federal stamp are considered unmarked.