23 Dec 2012

$A580,000 cigarettes found in truck

7:04 am on 23 December 2012

Two men were arrested and $A580,000 worth of cigarettes seized when police stopped a truck north of Melbourne on Saturday morning.

AAP reports a search of the truck revealed three pallets of cigarettes.

Two men from New South Wales, aged 28 and 35, were charged with possessing proceeds of crime and

handling stolen goods.

They will appear again at Seymour Magistrates Court on 21 March.