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Do any of you have to "smuggle" your cigar purchases past your significant others? I actually set up a Bill Me Later account just so my cigar purchases don't show up on the credit card or the bank statement...because if she knew the schedule on which sticks make their way into our home the...

A man on a bike was stopped at the border by police assigned to investigate goods transported across both states. He carried a bag of sand. On perusing through however, the cop found nothing else in the bag and therefore let him go. The next day this man was stopped with his bike and a bag of...

To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Introduced 3/23/2009 Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. NY Co-Sponsors: Rep Cohen, Steve Rep Issa, Darrell E. CA Rep Smith, Lamar TX 5/21/2009 1:53pm: On motion to suspend the rules and...

This extends to every type of tobacco. The Feds have been keeping a close eye on retailers here. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_25308.aspx

Florida Man Accused of Smuggling 28,000 Cuban Cigars Into U.S. Saturday, May 24, 2008 FOX NEWS FORT MYERS, Fla. — A southwest Florida man faces federal charges after authorities accused him of illegally importing more than 28,000 Cuban cigars. Authorities suspect 68-year-old Douglas Hiner...

Not a joke, but a funny cartoon . . .

Wow! Does that title sound misleading.:r Just ran into this very old news that I had no idea. Being a Soprano's fan for so long and never knew. Go figure. This happened back in 2001. "Former Sopranos star Vincent Pastore was detained by U.S. Customs on Sunday when officials in Minnesota found...

The New South Wales Customs Office reported Wednesday a seizure of more than 12 tons of tobacco and about 2,000,000 cigarettes at Port Botany in Sydney. Nine men were arrested in an operation which was ongoing for months prior to the interception of the smuggled tobacco products. Five sea...

http://www.abanet.org/journal/ereport/m31cigar.html

Jun 9, 2:04 PM EDT Man Sentenced for Smuggling Cuban Cigars CHICAGO (AP) -- A lawyer was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for smuggling thousands of Cuban cigars into this country and selling them for a fat profit. U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman ordered...

...kinda LOL He claims they are counterfits LOL http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cigar25.html