Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority uncovered an attempt to smuggle in 2,150 cartons of cigarettes, which would have drawn duties totalling some $165,000. The cigarettes were found hidden within the undercarriage of a Malaysian lorry that pulled up at the Woodlands Checkpoint in the early hours of Monday, carrying a consignment of concrete paving slabs. The 34-year-old driver admitted to being aware of the contraband. He claime ... Jump to full article >>

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Anti-smoking group Ash Ireland has called on the Government to increase taxes on cigarettes after the European Court of Justice ruled that Irish legislation which empowers the Government to fix a minimum price for cigarettes violates European law. In a judgment handed down yesterday, the court found Ireland had breached a directive which sets down rules governing the calculation of excise duty on tobacco products. The case dates back several year ... Jump to full article >>

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Douglas Murray is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist based in London. He has written for numerous publications including the Telegraph, Spectator, Wall Street Journal and Sunday Times. He is a columnist for Standpoint magazine and the Director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, a Westminster think-tank which studies radicalisation and extremism in Britain. There are certain subjects that cause otherwise sane journalists to become ... Jump to full article >>

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Teaming up with officials from the Virginia State Police, Iredell deputies may have uncovered a cigarette smuggling operation. Iredell Sheriff Phil Redmond said members of the Interstate Criminal Enforcement (ICE) team spotted a 1998 Lincoln Navigator on Interstate 77 near the 61 mile marker around 9:15 a.m. Monday for a traffic violation. While speaking with the driver and occupant, the deputies noticed a large number of boxes in black trash bag ... Jump to full article >>

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Philip Morris USA (PM USA) filed lawsuits today against eight retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company’s Marlboro® brand cigarettes in New York and New Jersey. These lawsuits are part of the company’s on-going efforts to stop the sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of PM USA’s trademarks. “These lawsuits highlight that counterfeit cigarette traffickers continue to operate in the New York metropolitan ... Jump to full article >>

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A  smuggler who was stopped at a ferry port with a people carrier crammed full of 28,000 cigarettes was given a suspended prison sentence today. According to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Karl Hansen, 47, from Stockton-on-Tees, was found with almost 450 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco as well as the cigarettes when he was stopped at Poole Ferry Port, in Dorset. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Hansen was stopped on October 3, last year, by off ... Jump to full article >>

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