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Report links cigarette smuggling to terrorists 

Congressional Republicans issued a report Tuesday saying cigarette-smuggling rackets originating on New York's Indian reservations are transferring huge sums of money to Middle East terror groups -- but the Seneca Nation of Indians took issue with just about every part of the study.

The report, released by Republicans on the House Committee on Homeland Security, is based largely on interviews with state and federal law enforcement officials and events that happened years ago.

It offers no new large-scale evidence of cigarette money flowing to terrorists, but it includes plenty of speculation about the potential ramifications of cheap tax-free cigarettes being smuggled off the reservation.

"In total, law enforcement officials in New York State estimate that well organized cigarette-smuggling networks generate between $200,000 and $300,000 per week," said the report, which was commissioned by Rep. Peter King, R-Seaford.

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