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Customs officers seize rabbit poo cigs 

Jump to full article: PA News / Ananova (uk), 2009-11-18

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More than £1 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings instead of tobacco have been confiscated by customs officials in Spain.

The fake cigarettes - due to be sold on the black market as famous brands - were discovered after British holidaymakers in the Canary Islands smelled a rat whenever they lit up. . . .

"They not only smell bad but the toxic chemicals they give off are pure poison," explained a customs official.

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