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Police Break Up Northern Virginia Cigarette Smuggling Ring
posted 8:55 am Mon August 18, 2008 - ANNANDALE, Va.
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Authorities say they've broken up a major cigarette-smuggling ring in northern Virginia.
According to documents filed in federal court, conspirators in New York paid smugglers in Fairfax County (web|news) more than $4 million for about 200,000 cartons of cigarettes over two years.
Officials say many of the deals were done at an Annandale restaurant. Cigarettes were delivered from northern Virginia to warehouses in Queens and the Bronx.
Traffickers in black-market cigarettes pocket the money that would have otherwise gone to the state as taxes. In New York City, that amounts to an extra $4.25 per pack.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner.
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2:43 pm on 08/18/08
Another great case made by ATF Agents...Fantastic Job.
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