The curious connection between illicit cigarette sales and ISIS

Are loosies a terrorist revenue stream? State Rep. Rick Saccone thinks so.

During a session ahead of a vote on the state budget’s revenue package last week, Saccone, a Republican from Allegheny County, objected to a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase Wednesday. The new tax, which Governor Wolf signed into law later that day, raises the state’s levy to $2.60 per pack. Saccone viewed this as earning revenue off the backs of the poor, but also he was wary that price hikes might encourage smuggling rings that send money to violent extremists.

http://www.politifact.com/pennsylvania/statements/2016/jul/18/rick-saccone/curious-connection-between-illicit-cigarette-sales/