RCMP intercept two liquor shipments bound for Tuktoyaktuk in one week
RCMP intercept 25 bottles on all-season road, then 30 bottles on inbound flight
RCMP in Tuktoyaktuk intercepted two shipments of liquor within a week, including one on the all-season road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, which is not yet officially open.
Police say they received a tip on June 9 that a person was transporting a large quantity of liquor on an all-terrain vehicle.
They set up a checkstop in Tuktoyaktuk and searched a person entering town limits, seizing 25 bottles of vodka.
On June 16, Tuktoyaktuk received additional information that a different person was transporting a large quantity of liquor on a flight into Tuktoyaktuk.
Police said they searched the suspect at the airport and located 30 bottles in the person's baggage.
Liquor restrictions in Tuktoyaktuk limit the possession of hard liquor to two 1.1L bottles per person at any one time.
Both investigations are ongoing. No charges have been laid.