From: The Moscow Times
Knockoff Chinese Jin Ling cigarettes from Kaliningrad, Italian Asti wines actually made in the CIS and Bavarian car parts made in Podolsk imply a certain geographic schizophrenia for Russian consumers.
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Jin Ling cigarettes, inspired by an old Chinese brand, are produced especially for smuggling and have flooded Europe in the last several years. The cigarettes’ packaging resembles the American brand Camel and claims to use “U.S.A. blend” tobacco. The cigarettes have been found to contain asbestos, the Daily Mail reported earlier this year.
