Govt Clamps Down on Fake Liquor, Tobacco 

The ministry said it would remove and destroy stock of fake liquor or cigarettes from any business premises without any compensation to the business owner.

Those found with fake merchandise would be liable to pay tax on those products. There would be no mercy for third parties who bought merchandise from other wholesalers or agents.

"We have come across cigarette brands with too high tar levels and on occasions nicotine level five times higher than for medium ranged cigarettes.

This is life threatening," stated the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance Calle Schlettwein in a recent release.

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