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Ottawa wants to butt out illegal tobacco ring 

The federal government says it wants to crack down on contraband tobacco by targeting illegal smoke manufacturers in First Nations communities, in Ontario and Quebec, where a price war has driven the cost of a carton of cigarettes down to $6, one-tenth the normal retail price.

Federal Public Security Minister Stockwell Day vowed to step up efforts to dismantle cigarette manufacturers and distribution networks flourishing in several parts of the country, notably in the Mohawk communities in Quebec of Kanesatake, Kahnawake and Akwesasne (which straddles Quebec and Ontario).

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