Bronx Man Smuggles Illegal Smokes

Jonas Bronck

Published on April 15, 2011, 10:57 am

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State police in Lebanon County, PA found 840 cartons of unstamped cigarettes, valued at more than $105,000 on the street, during a traffic stop on Interstate 78 in Bethel Township.

Clyde Banks, 41, of Bronx, was pulled over around 3:15 p.m. Thursday. He was traveling east, police said.

He consented to a search of his car, and is now being charged. Unstamped cigarettes are considered contraband.

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