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Jump to full article: AP, 2008-06-05
Author: MICHAEL GORMLEY * Associated Press Writer June 5, 2008
Intro: Twenty-seven people have been indicted on charges of trafficking in millions of dollars in untaxed cigarettes taken from Virginia for resale in Michigan and New York, where the nation's highest cigarette taxes are fueling a booming black market.
Officials say 21 of the suspects are from New York City or Yonkers. The charges include conspiracy, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, money laundering and felony possession of firearms and ammunition. Nineteen suspects are in custody.
In the fall of 2006, a phony storefront designated as KG Wholesale was established in King George, Va.
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