Cigarettes

A store was selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco concealed in a false front of a counter, a court has heard. Test purchases were made by Norfolk Trading Standards agents at the Mini Mart, Dereham, and warning letters were sent to the person named as owner about the sale of counterfeit …

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June 3 – TAZEWELL, Virginia – A proposal to increase taxes on cigarettes is progressing in Tazewell County, but the amount may change. Eastern District Supervisor Charlie Stacy said only two people commented on the proposed 40-cent per packet tax increase in a public hearing Tuesday night. “Two people have …

Egyptian authorities have issued an amended invitation to tobacco companies to bid for a cigarette manufacturing license, according to a document seen by Reuters, after four companies complained the conditions were too restrictive. The license could end a decades-old monopoly held by the state-owned Eastern Company (EAST.CA) which has a …

The Central Coast Local Health District has launched a campaign to tackle the growing problem of vaping among Central Coast teens. Say No to Vaping aims to raise awareness of the health risks to which young people are exposed by using electronic cigarettes. The awareness campaign coincides with World No …

Tobacco wholesaler Western Sales Trading Company has until June 9 to tell the court why the Department of Revenue and Taxation should be ordered to implement a tax stamp program on cigarettes. Western Sales, which distributes RJ Reynolds tobacco products on the island, asked the Guam Superior Court in April …

Emma Stone has hinted that she is disappointed after learning she won’t be able to smoke onscreen as Cruella de Vil. The Hollywood actor is playing the title role in Disney’s new live-action film, Cruella, that serves as the origin story for the villain in 101 Dalmatians. While Stone received …

Counterfeit contraband cigarettes intercepted by the Subic Port Customs Office. Image of BOC-Subic. MANILA, Philippines – Two consignments of contraband cigarettes worth 66.2 million pesos were intercepted by officers from the Customs Office (BOC) in the port of Subic on May 28. A statement from BOC-Port of Subic said that …

ISLAMBAD: The Institute for Sustainable Development Policy (SDPI) said powerful lobbies were involved in rigging the figures for cigarette production in the country to gain benefits from the authorities. The SDPI study titled “Regional Tobacco Tax Regime and Its Health Implications” released on Saturday said the tobacco lobby in the …

Motorists warned, throwing lit cigarettes into weeds could start grass fire in Woodhaven It’s happened twice this year already, and the Woodhaven Fire Department is hoping it won’t happen again. So far there have been two grass fires near Van Horn and I-75, one in April and another on May …