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[UK, North Carolina] Fake cigarette scandal: dead flies and more

Amidst the cigarette smuggling cases that have surfaced in the U.K., British detectives recently uncovered that some of the counterfeits had been composed of these repugnant substances. “I have never ever heard that,” said an anonymous employee at a lar
Guilfordian (Guilford College, Greensboro, NC)
added Sep 21, 2012 17:01
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[Malaysia] Customs to adopt educational approach against contraband fags

The Customs Department will be adopting an educational tactic in their continuous actions against smuggled cigarettes. The department is focusing on educating smokers on the harmfulness of puffing cigarettes where its ingredients composition are not vett
New Sabah Times (my)
added Sep 20, 2012 13:38
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[UK] Cigarette smugglers who used Dover and Newhaven are sentenced

Three men who attempted to smuggle over 13 million counterfeit cigarettes inside lorries pretending to carry ice cream have been sent to jail.
BBC Online
added Sep 20, 2012 09:17
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[Alabama] Pelham businessman pleads guilty in $806,466 tobacco tax evasion case

The owner of a Pelham-based wholesale food distribution company pleaded guilty today to a charge that he failed to pay $806,466 in state tobacco taxes, according to a statement issued by Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and Revenue Commissioner Ju
Birmingham (AL) News
added Sep 12, 2012 09:53
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[Malaysia] Shop owner fined almost 12 times more for contraband cigarettes

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A shop owner learned the hard way when a Magistrates court here sentenced him to a fine that was almost 12 times more than the value of the illegal items in his possession.
The Star (my)
added Sep 3, 2012 10:21
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[Australia] Internet ads up in smoke

From Thursday, online tobacco advertisements will be largely banned as the internet becomes subject to the same restrictions as other media.
The Age (au)
added Sep 1, 2012 13:51
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[India] ITC to counter illegal cigarette market with a pack of new brands: Kurush Grant, Executive Director

ITC Executive Director Kurush Grant tells ET that new cigarette brands are pitched against illegal cigarettes that account for 20% of the market
The Economic Times (India)
added Aug 28, 2012 08:26
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Turkmenistan’s law enforcement agencies seized over 11 tons of chewing tobacco

The State Service of Turkmenistan on Security of a Healthy Society (formerly the State Service of Turkmenistan on the fight against drugs) has conducted special operations that resulted in seizure of 483 bags of chewing tobacco (Nas) weighing 11,605 tons
The Times of Central Asia (kg)
added Aug 14, 2012 20:50
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[UK] Inquest's fake cigarette warning

A Lincolnshire coroner has linked illegal cigarettes with the death of a woman in a house fire. June Buffham, 71, died at her Spalding home in April after falling asleep while smoking Jin Ling cigarettes.
BBC Online
added Aug 10, 2012 18:02
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[Malaysia] Enforcement efforts reduce illegal cigarettes trade

Illegal cigarettes incidence in Malaysia trended downwards to 34.7 per cent for March-May 2012, compared with 37.3 per cent in the same period last year, driven by enforcement efforts, said Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers (CMTM).
Borneo Post (my)
added Aug 6, 2012 18:09
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