Contraband Cigarettes: The Violence Increases, Even in New Zealand

From: Stuff.co.nz

Police respond to a lucrative and increasingly dangerous contraband – cigarettes

JONATHAN MILNE


CCTV footage of an aggravated robbery at the Kingsford Superette in Mangere, south Auckland.

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Robbers attacked the owner of Jellicoe Park Dairy with a screwdriver.

As the prices of cigarettes go up, they have become the primary target of many armed robbers. Never mind the cash in the till, they know they can sell cartons of cigarettes for big money in darkened corners of dodgy pubs.
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