
North Okanagan man spent 10 years selling illegal smokes; he now owes the gov't $17M
David Freel sits outside his home on his second day under house arrest. (BEN BULMER / iNFOnews.ca) July 07, 2025 - 6:00 AM Shortly after David Freel got stopped by the RCMP with one-and-a-half million illegal cigarettes in his truck and trailer, he got …