27 Aug 2007
NYC raid yields counterfeit cigarettes

The way we're treating tobacco, the next shipment will be from Columbia ... and the same folks who brought us the "War on Drugs" will bring us the "War on Tobacco".

Authorities seized nearly 600,000 packs of cigarettes with brand names like Marlboro and Newport, half of which are suspected of being counterfeits from China, prosecutors announced Monday.

(link) [Boston Globe]

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