On Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 2 a.m., Members of the RCMP - Oxford and Amherst Detachments, were conducting a traffic check stop on Highway 2 in Springhill Junction when a 37 year old female and a 34 year old male from Ontario, were arrested after Members seized 30,000 contraband cigarettes and open liquor in the vehicle.
Both are facing charges under the Excise Act and Liquor Control Act. They will appear in court at a later date.