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· Kosovo
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Jump to full article: AP, 2003-03-11
Intro: Customs agents destroyed 20 million counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes in a crackdown on smuggling and organized crime in Kosovo, an official said Tuesday.
Countries across the Balkans lose millions of dollars in tax revenue annually because of tobacco smuggling, according to official estimates. Fighting the phenomenon has become a top priority.
The cigarettes were smuggled into Kosovo from Serbia and seized last year. A United Nations investigation, conducted with Marlboro maker Philip Morris, found them to be counterfeit, European Union spokeswoman Monique de Groot said.
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