Smuggling
BAT and Smuggling
Reviews industry documents and other evidence connecting BAT (British American Tobacco) with cigarette smuggling.
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.
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.
British American Tobacco and Tobacco Smuggling
Statements published by the Select Committee on Health of the House of Commons in the UK.
Canadian Government Legal Action in Major Tobacco Smuggling Operation
Summary of suit filed against major tobacco companies including R. J. Reynolds.
Cigarette Makers Eye Surge in Suits, Investigations
Cigarette makers are facing a surge of lawsuits and investigations involving their role in cigarette smuggling.
Cigarette Smuggling in California: Fact and Fiction
Scientific analysis examines tobacco industry financials and comrpes them to industry claims about cigarette smuggling.
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 invol…
Cigarette Smuggling: A Global Weapon against Public Health Measures
Annotated list of links organized by Nonsmokers Rights Association of Canada. Pulls together primary and secondary sources, news and analysis.
European Community v. RJR
Complaint brought by European Community against RJR over money-laundering/smuggling.
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 Bro…
Guardian Unlimited: Special reports: BAT
Details on British American Tobacco's activities around the world, with an emphasis on smuggling.
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".
Made In The USA
60 minutes story covers the evidence that R. J. Reynolds is involved in illegal cigarette smuggling.
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…
NOW: In Depth - The Black Market Peso Exchange
Documentary on cigarette company involvement in drug money laundering.
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…
RICO and Tobacco Smuggling
Summary by ASH-UK of legal action pending against the major tobacco companies for smuggling tobacco.
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