Jun 29, 2009
China’s Marlboro Country
A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes.
A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes.
Landlocked Paraguay emerges as a top producer of contraband tobacco.
Big Tobacco’s Overproduction Fuels $2 Billion Black Market.
The world's most widely smuggled legal substance fuels organized crime and corruption, and robs governments of needed tax money.
Our curated list of sources and information about international tobacco smuggling and its links to criminal organizations, tobacco industry document caches, and efforts to reduce tobacco smuggling.
The illicit trafficking of tobacco is a multibillion-dollar business, fueling organized crime and corruption, robbing governments of needed tax money, and spurring addiction to a deadly product.