Search Results Archives: August 2015

August 17, 2015

Cigarette smuggling in the Bronx: Where does the millions in cash go?

From: Pix11

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THE BRONX — When PIX11 recently walked into one bodega on Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, the cashier quickly pulled back three cigarettes, known as “loosies,” that he was offering a customer, who was left holding the cash in his hand.

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But there’s a much larger concern for local law enforcement and federal agents who try to crack down on the smuggling.

They believe a good portion of the millions in profits are going overseas to the Middle East and Africa.

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Contraband gone in a puff of smoke

From: Bangkok Post

More than half a million packets of illegally imported cigarettes have disappeared from a warehouse in Nonthaburi province. Excise Department expert Sudjai Khontat and Department of Special Investigation.

Excise Department expert Sudjai Khontat and Department of Special Investigation officials made the discovery during a routine inspection on Friday.

The warehouse, owned by Hua Sia Co Ltd, was being used to store 638,000 packets of U-Light cigarettes from Cambodia.

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