Illegal cigarettes cost SA R20bn
Johannesburg – South Africans should think twice about where they get their next tobacco product as the sale of illegal cigarettes has cost the country R20 billion in the past four years.The figure was released by the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (Tisa) during a three-day conference in Cape Town.The conference is attended by local and international law enforcement agencies who are sharing ideas on how to stop the scourge of trade in illicit products.
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