BAT and Tobacco Smuggling - Collection of around 150 internal British American Tobacco (BAT) documents, illustrating the extent of BAT's involvement in cigarette smuggling in Asia and Latin America.
Cigarette Smuggling in Europe: Who Really Benefits? - Research concludes "cigarette smuggling is not caused principally by 'market forces'. It is mainly caused by fraud, by the illegal evasion of import duty. The cigarettes involved are not the cheap brands from southern European countries, for which there is no international market. It is the well-known international brands such as Marlboro and Winston."
European Community v. RJR - Complaint brought by European Community against RJR over money-laundering/smuggling.
NOW: In Depth - Tobacco Traffic - PBS documentary on cigarette smuggling "used by the biggest tobacco companies as a tool to break into markets all over the world. "
Philippe Boucher's Rendez-vous with Luk Joossens - Joossens is an expert in tobacco smuggling and illegal tobacco sales; in this interview he discusses the size of the illegal market and the advantages to the industry of a sizeable illegal market.
RJ Reynolds and Smuggling - Washington Post editorial summarizes the evidence that R. J. Reynolds aided in smuggling, made deals with organized crime and Columbian drug gangs, and violated U.S. sanctions on Iraq.
Made In The USA - 60 minutes story covers the evidence that R. J. Reynolds is involved in illegal cigarette smuggling. (February 13, 2003)
Big Tobacco and Smuggling - Feature article from The Nation examines tobacco industry involvement in cigarette smuggling, and how the industry used the Patriot Act to shield itself from liability. (May 6, 2002)
Global Reach of Tobacco Company's Involvement in Cigarette Smuggling - In its search to maintain and enlarge cigarette markets and corporate revenue, British American Tobacco - the world's second largest tobacco multinational and parent company of Brown & Williamson - exploited a sophisticated network of smuggling routes throughout Asia. (February 2, 2002)
How Smuggling Helps Lure Generations of New Smokers - News article reports that "executives of British-based tobacco giant BAT sought to manage cigarette black markets in the drive to increase profits". (January 31, 2000)
Major Tobacco Multinational Implicated In Cigarette Smuggling - British American Tobacco for decades secretly encouraged tax evasion and cigarette smuggling in a global effort to secure market share and lure generations of new smokers, internal corporate documents reveal. (January 31, 2000)
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