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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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[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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[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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[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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[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.
May 16, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 16, 2013 03:35
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[Massachusetts] Homeowner on Cigarette Break Finds Smoking Gun in Boston Bombing Case Hiding in His Boat
David Henneberry, an avid boater and member of the Watertown Yacht Club, walked outside to smoke a cigarette just after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick lifted the curfew on Boston residents at 6 p.m. Friday.
Apr 20, 2013
WBZT.com
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Apr 20, 2013 11:48
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[Massachusetts] Fire at JFK Library caused by discarded smoking material
The fire at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston Monday was caused by careless disposal of smoking materials, city fire officials said. Boston officials had initially feared that the fire at the library might have been connected to the bomb
Apr 19, 2013
Boston (MA) Globe
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Apr 19, 2013 13:38
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[Florida] Grenade-shaped cigarette lighter shuts down Miami International Airport
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and on the anniversary week of the Oklahoma City bombing, sometimes ‘People do things sometimes without thinking,’ says a charitable spokesperson for the Miami Dade Police Dept.
Apr 18, 2013
New York Daily News
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Apr 18, 2013 19:49
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[Somalia] How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contraband tobacco is a $1b trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Feb 2, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Feb 2, 2013 12:54