Sunday, April 3, 2016

NC: NASCAR Driver Busted in Biggest Crackdown on Tobacco Smuggling in North America

Via Cousin John

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 04: Derek White, driver of the #13 OCR Gaz Bar Dodge, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Canadian authorities arrested a NASCAR driver, who last year became the the first Native American to start a Sprint Cup race, and charged him as a chief operative in a tobacco-smuggling and drug-running operation.

Forty-five-year-old Derek White, a member of the Mohawk Indian Tribe who boasts 22 starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, faces seven charges, including three counts each of conspiracy and fraud against the government, and one count of profiteering as a criminal organization.

Bloomberg News reported that “White is listed as one of the top-ranking members of the smuggling operation, according to a chart provided by police.” A spokesman for the Quebec provincial police, said that the smuggling ring bought shipments of tobacco leaf in North Carolina, routed them to the northern border and resold them in Canada.

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2 comments:

  1. Did he trade for Cuban cigars and bring them back to the US?
    Terry
    Fla.

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    1. the smuggling ring bought shipments of tobacco leaf in North Carolina, routed them to the northern border and resold them in Canada.

      That's all it says.

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