Use of Counterfeit Tax Stamps Demonstrates the Involvement of Organized Crime in Illicit Tobacco Trade

From: CT Post

By Daniel Tepfer

BRIDGEPORT – Three area store owners were arrested after police said they found counterfeit tax stamps on cartons of cigarettes during inspections by the state Department of Revenue Services.

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Saleh Aobad, 51, of Bronx, N.Y., the owner of Family Discount on Success Avenue in Stratford, was charged Tuesday with possession of fraudulent tax stamps, possession/sale of untaxed cigarettes and sale of loose cigarettes.

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