Editor’s Note: Sellers of loosies and other contraband tobacco sell cigarettes to kids and fund terrorism.
From: New York Daily News
NYPD targets immigrant shops with nuisance cases, threatening yearlong closures over minor offenses
BY Sarah Ryley
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An examination by The News and ProPublica of 646 cases filed by the NYPD against businesses over an 18-month period beginning in 2013 found:
- The majority of the cases, 58%, involve alcohol violations, often against bodegas or liquor stores accused of selling to underage buyers working for the police. The second most common offense was illegal gambling (11%), followed by the sale of untaxed cigarettes (10%).
