Made to be smuggled

Russian contraband cigarettes ‘flooding’ EU

Excerpts from this story referencing "factory network":

"… , Russia, has links to two of the world’s largest tobacco companies. Its factory network in Russia and Ukraine was previously owned and run by subsidiaries of Japa …"

"… ring the contraband cigarettes being smuggled to the West. The Russian-run factory network now claims to be able to produce more than 24 billion cigarettes annually. …"

"… rial levels of black market cigarettes seen flowing out of the Russian-run factory network have alarmed EU law enforcement.On October 20, nearly 160 governments from …"