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Jump to full article: Kuensel Online (bt), 2009-05-08
Author: Samten Yeshi
Intro: Customs officials in Phuentsholing are in a dilemma. They have successfully confiscated tobacco products worth over one million ngultrums since 2007, but they don't know what to do with the stockpiled contraband in their store.
"We can't burn, dump or sell the tobacco to where it came from," said a customs official. "How long can we go on storing them?" he wondered.
Seized goods in the past were burnt, but after they came under environment scrutiny, they started their storage.
"Selling it back would be against world health organisation (WHO) principles, as we are also a WHO member," said an official from the health ministry.
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