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Jump to full article: Times Of London (uk), 2009-09-27
Author: Sarah McInerney
Intro: Smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes into Ireland nearly doubled in the first half of this year, in line with the deepening recession.
In the first six months of 2008 there were 28 seizures of illegal cigarettes, compared with 51 seizures in the same period this year.
The figures were revealed in a Millward Brown survey funded by Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS). The survey identified a correlation between the beginning of the recession and the increase in smuggling.
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