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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Increasing cigarette taxes shifts consumers to more dangerous products
From: Science Daily
Date: October 29, 2015
Source: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Summary: Increasing cigarette exercise taxes may have the unintended consequence of encouraging consumers to seek higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products, according to a study.
Increasing cigarette exercise taxes may have the unintended consequence of encouraging consumers to seek higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products, according to a study published in Marketing Science, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
Ringleader Ramadan Sentenced To 4-12 Years; Terrorism Link Never Confirmed
From: The Dispatch
OCEAN CITY — Basel Ramadan, ringleader of a vast, multi-million dollar cigarette smuggling ring indicted along with 15 others after raids on their resort area properties in May 2013, was sentenced on Wednesday to a broad range of four to 12 years and will be forced to forfeit $1.2 million in ill-gotten gains, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office.
One in seven smokes contraband in B.C.: survey suggests
From: Times Colonist
Katherine Dedyna
Contraband tobacco products account for one in seven smokes in B.C. — almost 50 per cent higher than the Alberta rate, says the president of the Western Convenience Stores Association, who cited the prevalence of illegal gangs as a major factor.
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Illicit tobacco is sold without health warnings or age-verification checks, says the association that represents 2,700 B.C. gas station and convenience retailers and their affiliates who sell legal tobacco products. Sales of illegal products cut into sales of legal ones and the other purchases smokers usually make.
Illegal smokes widely available in B.C., survey finds
From: Chilliwack Progress
Contraband or counterfeit cigarettes that avoid government taxes and are often sold to teens are much more readily available in B.C. than Alberta, according to a new study.
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The top 10 B.C. cities with the highest rates of illicit cigarettes found were: Vancouver at 28.7 %; Richmond at 21.2 %; Terrace at 19.8 %; Surrey at 17.6 %; Prince George and Prince Rupert, both at 14 %; Langford at 13.1 %; Chilliwack at 13 %; Kamloops at 12.2 %; Victoria at 11.6 %; and Port Coquitlam at 11.1 %.
Ringleader of cigarette smuggling ring sentenced to up to 12 years in prison, forced to forfeit $1.2M
From: New York Daily News
Basel Ramadan was found guilty on 198 counts of enterprise corruption, money laundering and other charges.
The ringleader of a large untaxed cigarette trafficking enterprise will spend up to 12 years in prison for dodging millions in New York state taxes and pocketing millions in illegal proceeds.
After a lengthy bench trial, Basel Ramadan was found guilty on 198 counts of enterprise corruption, money laundering and evading $5.3 million in taxes.
