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An 18-year-old man is facing charges after about 1.6 million unstamped cigarettes were found during a traffic stop on Highway 104.

RCMP say it was late afternoon Sunday when officers learned a U-Haul truck was veering in and out of its driving lane near Havre Boucher.

After they stopped the vehicle, they seized 160 cases of the cigarettes and arrested the driver.

He is expected to be in court at a later date facing charges under the Excise Act and the Nova Scotia Revenue Act.

The Nova Scotia Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division has been engaged and is assisting with the ongoing investigation.