How to get away with smuggling

By William Marsden

Canada’s billion-dollar deal for big tobacco

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… ly on July 31, after a year of secret negotiations, Canada’s two largest tobacco companies — Imperial tobacco Canada and Rothmans Inc. — pleaded guilty …"

"… tobacco Canada and Rothmans Inc. — pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting tobacco smuggling from 1989 to 1994, defrauding Canadian governments of more than …"

"… to plead to one count of “aiding persons to sell or be in possession of tobacco products manufactured in Canada that were not packaged and were not stampe …"

"… wasn’t an idle fear. Two former executives with Canada’s third largest tobacco company, RJR Macdonald, have been convicted. One served four years in jail …"

The secret factory: Take an undercover tour of Baltic Tobacco

By ICIJ

Take an undercover tour of Baltic Tobacco

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… e source of Europe’s “most disturbing” new development in contraband tobacco: Jin Ling cigarettes. Made in Kaliningrad by the Baltic tobacco Factory, J …"

The expert: watch an interview with Luk Joossens

By ICIJ

Watch an interview with Luk Joossens

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… ont/Le Soir …"

"… ’s Framework Convention on tobacco Control — a global treaty to reduce tobacco use — on how to crack down on the booming underground trade in cigarette …"

"… emand in Belgium, Joossens talks about some of the most pressing issues in tobacco smuggling, from Russian-made cigarettes pouring into Europe’s black mark …"

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The expert: listen to John Colledge

By ICIJ

Listen to John Colledge

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… ch he oversaw between 1999 and 2002. In this interview, he talks about the tobacco industry’s complicity in cigarette smuggling; the massive profits that p …"

"… ling; the massive profits that prop up criminal organizations; and the new tobacco black market now booming on the U.S.-Canada border. …"

The team

By ICIJ

Find out about the people who helped make Tobacco Underground

Kern County's student smoking problem

By Susan Ferriss

Kern tied for state lead in expelling student smokers

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… nties last year for booting out kids because of infractions involving tobacco — either smoking or chewing it. The state’s discipline records don’t …"

"… xpelled more than 2,500 students last year, the number of those ousted for tobacco – eight – seems pretty modest. But that’s the largest number for any …"

"… xcept for Riverside County, where schools also expelled eight students for tobacco; Riverside’s smoking rate was almost 13 percent in 2009.Kern and Riversi …"

"… counties in the Golden State didn’t expel a single kid for indulging in tobacco last year. In fact, for all of California, there were only about 40 e …"

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E-cigarette maker fires up lobbying efforts

By Reity O'Brien

Manufacturers of smoking alternative faces new government scrutiny.

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… nly that it intends to lobby on “FDA administration of P.L. 111-31,” a tobacco control law, and “the Family Smoking Prevention and tobacco Control Act, …"

"… rettes, health lobbyists aren’t convinced they’re safe and established tobacco companies are attempting to gobble up market share. Smaller-time e-cigare …"

"… merly Sottera Inc., successfully sued the FDA in 2009 to be regulated as a tobacco product, a move that freed the e-cigarette industry from stringent regulat …"

"… smoke-free workplace laws, the regulation of e-cigarettes  and online tobacco sales.   The American Heart Association spent more than $136,000 lob …"

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