Editor’s Note: For detailed data on the additonal health hazards from contraband tobacco, see CRE’s white paper, Weaponizing Poverty.
From: New York Daily News
An undercover investigation revealed that the fake cigarettes were being sold all around the Medway area of Kent, with ‘unscrupulous’ sellers selling to children and adding to the $5.7 billion cost to the British taxpayer.
BY Lee Moran | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Counterfeit cigarettes containing human feces, rat droppings and sawdust are flooding the UK market, it’s claimed.
An undercover investigation reportedly found the fake smokes were being sold in bars, betting shops, taxi offices and car washes across the Medway area of Kent
Pet and greeting card storess were also discovered flogging the black market cigarettes, according to Kent Online.
