From: Counterfeit Product Alert®
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Around 90 percent of the smuggled cigarettes bearing Philip Morris International brand names seized by law enforcement in 2011 were counterfeits of Philip Morris brands.
The trade in counterfeit cigarettes has been a problem for years, and it is a growing global problem that hurts tobacco manufacturers to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars each year. In addition to tricking smokers into buying fake cigarettes, the trade in counterfeit cigarettes supports organized crime.
