Editor’s Note: International money laundering is a major aspect of domestic cigarette trafficking. Many buttleggers and seemingly small-scale illicit cigarette vendors are part of transnational criminal organizations. See here and here as well as the tweets below from the New York City Sheriff.
#NYCSHERIFF: 1 in custody pursuant to special arrest warrant @ JFK for trying to depart for Jordan while cigarette tax enforcement pending.
#NYCSHERIFF: 1 in custody: arrest warrant @ JFK arriving from Egypt. Joint VA & NYC investigation alleged cigarette trafficking & tax crimes
