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ATF’s ‘ad hoc’ efforts give tobacco smugglers a free pass
By
Te-Ping Chen
October 1, 2009
Smuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organ
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Terrorism and tobacco
By
Kate Willson
June 29, 2009
The counterfeit cops
By
Te-Ping Chen
January 27, 2010
Mississippi officials make largest contraband cigarette seizure in U.S. history
By
Kate Willson
May 15, 2009
Europol: Climate is right for increased tobacco smuggling
By
Inga Springe
May 13, 2011
The counterfeit cops
By
Te-Ping Chen
January 27, 2010
Private investigators fight a hidden war against knock-off cigarettes, electronics, toothpaste, and more
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Ukraine’s ‘lost’ cigarettes flood Europe
By
Vlad Lavrov
June 29, 2009
ATF’s ‘ad hoc’ efforts give tobacco smugglers a free pass
By
Te-Ping Chen
October 1, 2009
Terrorism and tobacco
By
Kate Willson
June 29, 2009
How to get away with smuggling
By
William Marsden
October 20, 2008
China’s Marlboro Country
By
Te-Ping Chen
June 29, 2009
A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes
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Big tobacco’s New York black market
By
Marina Walker Guevara
and
Kate Willson
December 19, 2008
When cracking down seems impossible
By
Marina Walker Guevara
and
Mabel Rehnfeldt
June 29, 2009
Going undercover
By
Stefan Candea
,
Duncan Campbell
,
Vlad Lavrov
and
Roman Shleynov
October 20, 2008
SMOKE2U
By
Te-Ping Chen
December 19, 2008
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Ukraine’s ‘lost’ cigarettes flood Europe
By
Vlad Lavrov
June 29, 2009
Big tobacco’s overproduction fuels $2 billion black market
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How to get away with smuggling
By
William Marsden
October 20, 2008
Made to be smuggled
By
Roman Shleynov
,
Stefan Candea
,
Duncan Campbell
and
Vlad Lavrov
October 20, 2008
Uruguay tobacco dispute heats up
By
Ricardo Sandoval Palos
November 17, 2010
The counterfeit cops
By
Te-Ping Chen
January 27, 2010
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