From: YeniSafak
In 2015, as many as 143,239,425 packs of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Turkey with an almost 2 percentage increase, which sabotages the country’s fight against terror
Cigarette smuggling, one of the most significant sources of income for terrorist organizations, has increased 2 percent reaching 13,3 percent in the last quarter of 2015, according to recent research.
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Turkish authorities indicated that smuggled cigarettes are extremely harmful to health and are also a significant source of income for terrorist organizations.
