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State To Bill Those Who Buy Cigarettes Online 

Jump to full article: nbc4i (Dublin, OH), 2008-05-06
Author: Tom Brockman

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If you have gone online thinking you were cheating the system and bypassing the state's cigarette tax, you could be in for a surprise when a bill for those state taxes shows up in your mailbox.

Peter Wong buys his cigarettes at the same place as many smokers. "I buy them in a gas station or somewhere like that," he says.

Mark Overton smokes as well. "(Cigarettes) are exceedingly getting more and more expensive," he says.

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