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Jump to full article: AP, 2000-06-05
Author: MEG RICHARDS / Associated Press Writer
Intro: The Republic of Ecuador filed a lawsuit Monday against more than a dozen U.S. tobacco companies, alleging they smuggled tobacco products in and out of the country without paying duties and taxes.
The suit, filed in Florida Circuit Court, alleges the tobacco companies participated in a smuggling ring to illegally ship tobacco leaves out of the country as a tax-free export, and then reimport cigarettes free of taxes by using foreign trade zones.
The activities were orchestrated in the United States by Philip Morris Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., according to the suit.
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