Troopers seize 180,000 untaxed cigarettes during Thruway stop in Madison County

Sullivan, N.Y. — State troopers seized thousands of untaxed cigarettes during a traffic stop on the state Thruway in Madison County, troopers said.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, troopers stopped a 2021 Dodge Durango for a vehicle and traffic law violation in the town of Sullivan, Krista Montie, a spokesperson for the state police, said in a news release Tuesday.

While speaking with the driver, Mohamed H. Alawdi, 30, of Utica, a trooper noticed boxes covered by blankets filling the rear seat and cargo area, Montie said…

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