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Stunning Montréal Gazette / ICIJ series on links between organized crime and cigarette industry

March 3rd-6th, 2001 — Stunning Montréal Gazette / ICIJ series on links between organized crime and cigarette industry

  • The mob and big tobacco, Montréal Gazette, March 3rd, 2001. Investigative journalist Bill Marsden and his colleagues from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists provide a fascinating overview on the links between organized crime and some of the biggest names in tobacco.
  • Turning informer a danger to health, Montréal Gazette, March 4th, 2001. More on the Chinese smuggling market.
  • Tiny isle is key to illicit traffic, Montréal Gazette, March 5th, 2001 — All about Aruba, the Carribean island that cigarette smugglers use as a base of operations.

See also: Tobacco Companies Linked To Criminal Organizations In Lucrative Cigarette Smuggling, on ICIJ website, with links to numerous original documents.

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