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Tobacco firms warn of flood of illegal cigarettes into UK

Japan Tobacco International, the owner of UK-based Gallaher, conducted a secret shopping trip around north-west London that revealed a huge range of counterfeit cigarettes and rolling tobacco being sold for around half the retail price. These include we
The Independent (uk)
added Nov 18, 2012 19:54
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[Balkans, Germany, Serbia] Bosnia to extradite major suspected Balkan tobacco-smuggler

Bosnia will extradite to Germany Srecko Kestner, believed to have been a crucial figure in multi-billion-dollar cigarette smuggling in the Balkans, a spokeswoman in Sarajevo told the German press agency dpa Thursday.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) (de)
added Oct 14, 2012 16:26
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STATE OF NEW YORK v GRAND RIVER ENTERPRISES SIX NATIONS, et. al.

This case involves the ongoing illegal sale and shipment of contraband cigarettes. Defendants Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. ("Grand River". or "GRE") and Native Wholesale Supply Co., Inc. ("Native Wholesale", or "NWS") have sold and shipped, a
DocumentCloud.org
added Mar 4, 2013 16:32
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[Europe, Ireland] Shop owners angry at EU tobacco plans

Shop owners in Ireland are alarmed at proposals by the EU to ban the sale of roll-your-own tobacco in small packages, which they say will boost smuggling and be unfair to less well off smokers.
Irish Independent (ie)
added Feb 26, 2013 11:17
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[Washington] KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. v. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX

Enrolled members of federally recognized Indian tribes, as United States citizens, are subject to federal taxation unless explicitly exempted under federal law or by treaty. Fry v. United States, 557 F.2d 646, 647 (9th Cir. 1977). King Mountain is not exe
Leagle
added Feb 15, 2013 11:32
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[Europe] [Press Release] Tobacco Products Directive very unlikely to increase illicit trade

Tobacconists and newsagent are demonstrating in Brussels to express their opposition to the draft Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They claim that, if adopted, the text will increase counterfeiting and the parallel market (1). Experience has proven that
European Public Health Alliance (be)
added Jan 23, 2013 06:24
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Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign / Policy Issues for Congress (PDF)

Illicit tobacco trade: The production, smuggling, and sale of tobacco products, including genuine and counterfeit cigarettes, is a lucrative form of financing for organized crime as well as terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Kurdistan Wor
U.S. Department of State
added Nov 6, 2012 16:35
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[Canada] ‘Surplus’ tobacco flooding the Canadian black market: RCMP

With Canadian tobacco fields heading for their biggest yield in years, the RCMP says significant amounts of the raw leaf product are being sold under the table to contraband cigarette factories.
National Post (ca)
added Nov 5, 2012 10:38
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[Washington] Federal agents swarm Puyallup smoke shop during raid

State and federal agents swarmed a Native American smoke shop in Puyallup Wednesday, seizing scores of items.
KIRO/SeattleInsider.com Channel 7
added Sep 20, 2012 09:34
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Credit Card Issuers Scrutinizing Internet Sales of Cigars

one or more of the major credit card issuers are scrutinizing transactions in which their cards are used for remote sales of cigars and other tobacco products. In 2005, the major credit card companies entered into an agreement regarding remote sales of c
Tobacco Law blog— Troutman Sanders LLP
added Dec 10, 2012 03:24
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