Editor’s Note: The study “Over-the-counter sales of out-of-state and counterfeit tax stamp cigarettes in New York City,” by Diana Silver, Margaret M Giorgio, et al is available here.
From: DNAInfo
GREENWICH VILLAGE — Untaxed cigarettes are sold pervasively throughout New York City’s neighborhoods, according to a new study from New York University.
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“We were not expecting to find the number of counterfeit packs that we found,” Silver said.