
Strike force seeks to stop tobacco smuggling
New York is adjacent to several states where tobacco taxes are much lower providing opportunities to those who will smuggle in those cheaper cigarettes for illegal sale. The state charges $4.35 per pack. New York City adds another $1.50. In busts within the last six months by a strike force from the Taxation and Finance Department, investigators have found more than 12,000 untaxed cartons, 250,000 untaxed cigars, 25,000 counterfeit tax stamps and $1.7 million in cash. “Since the Strike Force was pulled together about six months ago, the heat has been turned up on trying to go after illegal cigarettes,” said Taxation and Finance spokesperson Cary Ziter. “There has certainly been cases in Erie County. There have certainly been cases across New York. There’s a special focus, frankly, on New York City where there is a great deal of illegal activity.”
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