Article by Senior Federal Official: Illicit Cigarette Trafficking and the Funding of Terrorism
Jun 13, 2011
A February 2004 article in Police Chief Magazine by a Senior Intelligence Analyst, Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
The article states that “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) have found that Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Middle Eastern (mainly Pakistani, Lebanese, and Syrian) organized crime groups are highly involved in the trafficking of contraband and counterfeit cigarettes and counterfeit tax stamps for profit.”
Illicit Cigarette Trafficking and the Funding of Terrorism