Editor’s Note: New York City is to be applauded for continuing to take enforcement actions against contraband cigarette traffickers. It is cigarette traffickers who are responsible for Eric Garner’s death, see here.
From: The Wall Street Journal
Mayor Earlier Called Selling Untaxed Cigarettes “Minor Offense”
By Rebecca Davis O’Brien
New York City has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia tobacco shop, alleging it sold thousands of cartons of cigarettes for illegal resale in the city, where taxes are higher.
The lawsuit, filed Dec. 9 in federal court in Brooklyn, suggests a continued commitment to cracking down on the interstate trafficking and local sale of untaxed cigarettes after the death of Eric Garner —the Staten Island man who died after police attempted to arrest him on allegations of selling loose cigarettes.
