From: The National
Illegal ‘white’ cigarettes make up a third of UAE’s sales: report
Global report said smugglers helping boost profits of legitimate tobacco companies
The Tobacco Atlas report of 2018 has warned of the growth of markets supporting illicit ‘white’ cigarettes claiming a third of manufacturers are operating from free trade zones.
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The report claims that the UAE, Cyprus and Russia, are countries producing cigarettes that are smuggled into third-party countries, undermining tobacco control policy.
