From: Straits Times [Singapore]
Antonio L. Rappa
A strange bond exists between smokers, contraband operators and terrorists around the world, as contraband cigarettes indirectly fund terrorist activities.
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Today, 16 years later, the links between cigarette smuggling and terrorism are no longer surprising. There is increasing evidence that the nefarious plots of terrorists are often funded by a burgeoning global trade in illicit cigarettes.
During the Charlie Hebdo attack last year, a terrorist involved had traded in counterfeit cigarettes.
