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…