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Jump to full article: Marianas Variety (mp), 2009-04-27
Intro: The Republic of Palau enforces the Smuggling Act (RPPL 6-20) to ensure that tobacco and other products are not brought into Palau illegally. According to Landis Rechelluul, Customs Investigator, Support Services Unit of Palau Customs, there have been several cases of individuals that have been sentence for smuggling tobacco.
Visitors and business people entering Palau through air travel are screened, and there have been cases of tobacco hidden inside luggage, bundled in clothing, or even placed inside mattresses. In one such case, the business person was sentenced to pay a $1,200 fine and was deported from Palau for five years.
In addition, longline fishing boats often return with cases of tobacco.
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