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[Virginia] PDF: Hampton city manager's statement on Police Chief Jordan

There has been much concern expressed recently about the Hampton Police Department undercover operation that centered around trying to stop illegal cigarette purchases and related violent crime. This undercover operation was initially conducted by HPD in
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added Oct 19, 2012 03:25
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[Virginia] Sentencing for 2 firms, exec in Va cigarette case

Two Miami companies have been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars and their president has been sentenced to five years in prison for their roles in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes.
AP - Associated Press
added Oct 19, 2012 02:48
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[Belgium, Europe, Malta, Sweden] Anti-smoking campaigners accuse tobacco lobby after office break-in

Brussels police have swept the offices of two major public health organisations for bugs following a break-in at a building in the rue de Tréves in which laptops and documents relating to their battles against the tobacco industry were stolen.
The Guardian (uk)
added Oct 18, 2012 22:40
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[Europe, Sweden] Uproar as Commissioner quits in tobacco-linked fraud case

In the video and in other statements to the Maltese media, Dalli said he was asked to resign by Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso at a quick meeting Tuesday although he was innocent and had not even been shown the OLAF report. At a separate news
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Oct 18, 2012 15:44
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[New Zealand] Tough steps to stub out smoking mulled

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia said yesterday the Government was considering fines for smoking with children in a vehicle, banning smoking in parks and clamping down on duty-free tobacco limits. "We are looking at every option we can to stop pe
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Oct 18, 2012 03:17
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[Europe] OLAF FINAL REPORT (PDF)

Google Docs
added Apr 29, 2013 13:05
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[Canada] Millions of illegal cigarettes seized in Manitoba

There is a booming black market for illegal cigarettes in Manitoba, as shown by the seizures of nearly two million contraband smokes within the past eight months.
CBC News (ca)
added Oct 19, 2012 03:21
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[Russia, Illinois] Student deported in cigarette trafficking case

A foreign student taking computer courses in Chicago was sentenced Monday to a year in prison for trying to distribute 350,000 untaxed cigarettes.
The Tennessean
added Oct 18, 2012 14:39
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[UK-Scotland] Revealed: Triads raking in £10m as they flood Scotland with counterfeit tobacco

WARNINGS have been issued that the fake smokes - posted into the country - contain high levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide.
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
added Oct 18, 2012 09:24
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[Europe, Sweden] EU commissioner pleads innocence

Malta's John Dalli on Tuesday evening (16 October) first hit back at allegations of improper conduct with the help of New Europe, an online newspaper on EU affairs, which emailed his statement to journalists in Brussels.
EUobserver.com
added Oct 18, 2012 09:15
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