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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by WalterBright on Saturday January 20, 2018 @05:57PM (#16195897)
It's all a matter of how high the taxes are. The higher they are, the more profit there is in smuggling.
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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 20, 2018 @06:27PM (#16196001)
Australia is pretty high, in Sydney they go for more than $25 a pack. Still, smuggling would require long boats rides and stuff, while Australia is a pretty rule of law place.
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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by xref on Saturday January 20, 2018 @07:09PM (#16196172)
cigarette snuggling sounds like an RJ Reynolds plan to get more kids smoking
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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 20, 2018 @07:29PM (#16196239)
Oops, fixed!
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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by girvo on Saturday January 20, 2018 @09:18PM (#16196539)
Yeah. If you’re going to take the huge risk of importing something illegal here, it might as well be cocaine or heroin et al. That way you make a decent profit for your risk at least.
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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 21, 2018 @01:01AM (#16197055)
Unless you transit through Singapore or most any other SE Asian country, sure.
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