Salisbury, MD - Maryland State Police have arrested a man from New York in connection with being in possession and transporting unstamped cigarettes.

Carl G. Baley, 54 years of age of Arverne, New York, was arrested on November 6, 2023. Baley is charged with Possession of Unstamped Cigarettes and Transport Unstamped Cigarettes along with various traffic citations.  

Baley was processed at the Salisbury Barrack and later transported to the Wicomico County Corrections Center.    

On November 6, 2023 at approximately 8:30 am, troopers from the Salisbury Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a white Volvo bearing Delaware registration in the area of Route 13 and Zion Road, Salisbury, Maryland.  

Upon contact, a large number of cigarette cartons were observed in plain view in the vehicle.  Upon questioning the driver, it was learned the cigarettes were purchased in Virginia and were being transported to New York.  The cigarettes were found to have Virginia tax stamps on them.  

As a result of the arrest, the 200 cartons of cigarettes seized had a total value of $21,400 which is a $7,500 tax loss to the State of Maryland. 

The Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission was contacted and responded to assist with the investigation.