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CONTRABAND TOBACCO: Convenience store coalition tests butts at city high schools
Jump to full article: Brantford (Ont) Expositor (ca), 2009-10-08
Author: Posted By SUSAN GAMBLE
Intro: More than a third of the cigarettes smoked by area teens are contraband, according to an annual study that collects butts from outside of city high schools.
The National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT), which conducted the butt collection analysis across Ontario, says Brantford is at the high end of the contraband problem with 37% of the butts picked up being counterfeit, illegal or duty not paid.
"We haven't released the figures for the rest of the province yet, but last year, the provincial average was 26% and this year, you're at 37%, so it's really up there," said Gary Grant, a NCACT spokesman.
The NCACT coalition -- which was founded by the Canadian Convenience Stores Association -- says it's dedicated to fighting against illegal cigarettes in Canada.
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