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Monthly Archives: December 2017
22 tonnes of illegal tobacco smuggled into Hull dock
From: Hull Daily Mail
More than 20 tonnes of tobacco was discovered by Border Force when officers searched a HGV lorry that had arrived in the port from Rotterdam.
Border authorities have seized 22 tonnes of illegal tobacco being smuggled into Hull dock.
The huge amount was discovered by Border Force when officers searched a HGV lorry that had arrived in the port from Rotterdam.
The seized tobacco in Hull
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New York Cigarette Tax Drives Up Smuggling
From: CSP Daily News
Instances ‘costing legitimate retailers and wholesalers billions of dollars in sales’
Kurdish gang used papershop as front to sell dangerous illegal cigarettes
From: GazetteLive (UK)
The black market tobacco was missing a vital safety feature :: Defendants deny doing anything wrong
Ian Johnson
A Kurdish gang used a papershop as a front to flood Teesside’s streets with potentially deadly tobacco.
Every cigarette tested following multiple raids at Boro News failed basic safety tests.
New York State releases 2017 results for crackdown on illegal tobacco
From: Los Angeles Times
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special task force created to crack down on illegal tobacco has seized more than $6 million worth of contraband cigarettes and cigars this year.
The Democrat announced Tuesday that the $6.6 million seized in 2017 is $1 million more than what authorities hauled in last year.
Why Is Belize Central America’s Hub for Illicit Tobacco?
Editor’s Note: Also see, Belize’s Illegal Cigarette Trade.
From: The Reporter
By Benjamin Flowers
The Belize Police Department says that it is looking into a report of an alleged contraband cigarette smuggling ring, originating in Belize and branching out to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
At the scheduled press briefing on Thursday, the Department said that officials are inquiring into a report made by the Guatemalan media house, Guatevision, that millions of contraband cigarettes are bought in Belize and smuggled by boat to Puerto Barrios, avoiding customs officials.
