Cigarette Smuggling Is On The Rise In Minnesota

From: Twin Cities Business

A new report finds that more than one out of out every three cigarettes smoked in Minnesota in 2014 was trafficked in from across state lines.

by Sam Schaust

In recent years, as Minnesota lawmakers have steadily raised the tax on tobacco products, a cigarette smuggling movement has emerged to avoid the high prices.

More than one in three cigarettes smoked in Minnesota in 2014 were trafficked into the state from other lower-taxed environs, the Tax Foundation said in its report published Tuesday.

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