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[New York] Staten Islander among 16 accused in million $$ cigarette smuggling ring; officials probing possible ties to Middle East groups
A Staten Island man is one of 16 arrested in connection with a smuggling ring that flooded New York City and state with millions of cartons of untaxed, illegally imported cigarettes, officials said on Thursday. Authorities are investigating whether some
May 16, 2013
Staten Island (NY) Advance
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May 17, 2013 10:37
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[India] Sanjay Dutt demands e-cigarette, mattress and home cooked food in jail
Sanjay Dutt is all set to spend his next 42 months in jail and he is really tense about the amenities being provided there. He has asked for e-cigarettes, a mattress and home cooked food in jail. His demand for e-cigarettes has been turned down.
May 16, 2013
Daily Bhaskar (in)
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May 17, 2013 10:33
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[New York, Virginia] Officials: Va.-NY cigarette scheme has Hamas links; 2 smuggling suspects held in Md. |
Authorities say some of the suspects charged in a Virginia-to-New York cigarette smuggling scheme have links to top officials of Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. New York law enforcers outlined the alleged links Thursday whi
May 16, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 17, 2013 10:31
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[New York] NYPD, AG bust bootleg cigarette ring
Sixteen reputed members of a massive cigarette smuggling operation that stretched from the Capital Region to Virginia were charged Thursday in a sweeping takedown in which authorities cited possible ties to terrorist figures.
May 16, 2013
Albany (NY) Times-Union
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May 17, 2013 10:09
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[Kentucky, Mississippi] More charges leveled in contraband tobacco scheme
Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes. .... accused of wire fraud and conspiring to sell cigarettes through Mississippi to avoid paying federal and state taxe
May 15, 2013
Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
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May 17, 2013 10:09
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[New York] Terrorists may get money from regional cigarette smugglers: Ray Kelly
Federal authorities Thursday scrambled to find millions of dollars in profits a smuggling ring that sold cheap cigarettes to bodegas across New York may have used to fund terrorism in the Middle East. Three of those charged in the sophisticated conspir
May 16, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 17, 2013 05:49
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[Hong Kong] HK Customs confiscates $18.5 million in crime proceeds from cigarette smuggling syndicate
Hong Kong Customs, with the application of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance (OSCO), recently confiscated $18.5 million worth of realisable properties owned by three persons who were previously convicted in an illicit cigarette-cum-money launderi
May 16, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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May 16, 2013 16:46
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[South Carolina] Tax writers chasing smokers, even fake ones
Lawmakers in the House, though, want a piece of the action and are moving ahead with a bill that would levy a tax in addition to sales taxes on e-cigarettes for the first time. "It's really going to mess up my business," he told GreenvilleOnline.com. "I
May 16, 2013
Greenville (SC) News
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May 16, 2013 14:47
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[Palestine] New York breaks Islamic-linked cigarette smuggling ring: source
New York authorities on Thursday will announce the arrest of 16 people in a cigarette smuggling ring that included three men who had been under scrutiny because of suspected links to Islamic militant groups, a law enforcement official said. The announcem
May 16, 2013
Reuters
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May 16, 2013 14:39
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Thousands of 'dangerous' cigarettes on sale in UK
A former shop owner has admitted selling "dangerous" cigarettes, in a landmark case brought by Lincolnshire Trading Standards. Shapoor Atiqi, 46, who ran Boston Food and Wine Centre, pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the sale of non self-extin
May 16, 2013
BBC Online
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May 16, 2013 14:14