Delaware Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of 99 Cartons of Untaxed Cigarettes

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—Police have arrested a man in Delaware after a traffic stop leads to the seizure of nearly 100 untaxed boxes of cigarettes.

It happened on Tuesday near South DuPont Highway.

The Harrington Police Department says they stopped Edwin T. Schley, 57, of Camden, New Jersey, for speeding.

Police say then scanned the vehicle for narcotics and found $4,000 and 99 cartons of untaxed cigarettes.

Schley was charged with attempt to evade or defeat tax, possession of untaxed tobacco products and speeding.

He was later released on a $551 bond.

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