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[Palestine, New York] Blind terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman's pal among 16 in cigarette-smuggling ring

A Palestinian smuggling ring that includes a supporter of convicted terrorists made millions selling tax-free cigarettes in the city and upstate ... Law enforcement sources told The News some members of the group may have ties to Hamas and Hezbollah.
New York Daily News
added May 16, 2013 03:35
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Cigarette Taxes Fuel Black Market Sales

Yet, data suggests that drastic increases to cigarette excise taxes can actually damage both the budgets and smoking rates they intend to aid. Lyle Beckwith, NACS' senior vice president of government relations, made an argument about the link between hig
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added May 15, 2013 15:11
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[UK] Shisha café fined £375 for breaking smoking laws

THE owner and manager of a shisha café have both been fined for allowing people to smoke in an enclosed marquee.
Luton & Dunstable Express (uk)
added May 15, 2013 09:43
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[UK] Sniffer dog helps to find 30,000 illicit cigarettes at three shops in Ilkeston

TENS of thousands of illicit cigarettes have been sniffed out by a police dog in three Ilkeston shops. Counterfeit tobacco was hidden inside wooden steps, the bottom of a drinks refrigerator and within security door panels.
This is Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph) (uk)
added May 15, 2013 09:33
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[Connecticut] "Roll Your Own Tobacco" Players

Eight men are accused of raising $27,500 in campaign contributions, disguising the source of the money and steering it in 2011 and 2012 to the congressional campaign of Donovan. The payments were part of a failed effort to kill a tax, which has eroded the
Hartford (CT) Courant
added May 14, 2013 12:43
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[Africa, South Africa] BAT's Smokescreen

So how do ads aimed at dissuading people from buying illegal cigarettes promote cigarettes? It's subliminal, say the objectors, by telling people not to buy illegal cigarettes, BAT was fostering a positive attitude towards legal cigarettes. And, by using
Mondaq
added May 13, 2013 14:15
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] IS SMOKING BEHAVIOR CULTURALLY DETERMINED? EVIDENCE FROM BRITISH IMMIGRANTS (PDF)

culture also predicts health outcomes like smoking participation. We find that culture matters for the smoking behavior of sons and daughters of British immigrants in Australia and the US, and daughters of British immigrants in South Africa. We find th
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
added May 13, 2013 09:12
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[Canada] LETTER: SHATENSTEIN: Tobacco may be legal, but the deadly poison is still sold to consumers

they knowingly sell deadly poison to consumers and that is both criminal and immoral. But, of course, Mr. Grant can’t make the connection because his Coalition is funded by the tobacco industry and, as author Upton Sinclair famously explained, “It is dif
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
added May 13, 2013 08:58
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[Asia, Turkey] Cigarette smuggling causes 5 bln TL loss

The annual tax loss due to smuggled cigarettes has surpassed 5 billion TL, an alarming level despite all measures, sector representatives say. DHA photo The annual tax loss caused by smuggled cigarettes has surpassed 5 billion Turkish Liras, the head o
Hurriyet (tr)
added May 13, 2013 03:20
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[Canada] LETTER: SHATENSTEIN: Smoke and mirrors

The exact same criticism could and must be made of Canada's major tobacco firms. Their products may be legal but they knowingly sell deadly poison to consumers and that is both criminal and immoral. But, of course, Mr. Grant can't make the connection bec
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
added May 11, 2013 13:44
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