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State nabs 4 people for smuggling 72,000 packs of contraband tobacco products

March 3, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

Authorities have confiscated about 72,000 packs of contraband cigarettes worth about $300,000 in the last two weeks, and four men now face felony charges.The cigarettes were illegally transported from out of state. Field Enforcement Division officers with the Maryland Comptroller’s Office assisted state police and the Maryland Transportation Authority with the arrests.

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