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Jump to full article: AP, 2005-12-16
Author: Associated Press
Intro: Police seized more than $100,000 worth of counterfeit Cuban cigars and packaging paraphernalia and arrested eight people who allegedly took part in the scheme that likely raked in millions of dollars.
The operation was the culmination of a six-month investigation, said Miami-Dade police.
Inexpensive cigars were allegedly labeled and repackaged to look like handmade premium Cuban cigars and then sold locally and around the country. The sale of Cuban cigars is prohibited in the United States, police said.
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