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Feds Seize Cigarettes At JFK Airport
1010wins.com ^ | nov. 17, 2004 | not given

Posted on 12/03/2004 8:17:22 PM PST by Plumberman27

NEW YORK A cargo plane carrying 150,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes was detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said.

Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms seized the cigarettes Tuesday morning as part of a nationwide effort to halt sales of contraband tobacco. Buyers of illegal cigarettes usually hope to avoid city, state and federal tobacco taxes, the ATF said.

The cargo airline, which was not identified, was cooperating with the government and no charges were expected to be filed.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cigarettes; jfkairport; pufflist; smuggling; wodlist
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To: SheLion

Roll your own is the way to go that's for sure.


41 posted on 12/04/2004 3:40:11 PM PST by Mears
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To: Mears
Roll your own is the way to go that's for sure.

Can't beat it, Mears. Without a doubt. I'm tired of balancing the state budget on my shoulders.

42 posted on 12/04/2004 3:42:38 PM PST by SheLion (God bless and protect our troops. I love them one and all!)
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To: Plumberman27
Bringing cigaretts in from other countries in order to pay less = bad.

Importing prescription drugs from Canada in order to pay less = good.

Typical political bureaucracy / control.

43 posted on 12/04/2004 3:45:24 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Plumberman27
The probe, launched after a DHL shipping company employee tipped off Port Authority cops

How much do you wantot bet that this sniveling little asshalf voted for kerry numerous times in the last election

44 posted on 12/05/2004 2:17:58 PM PST by freepatriot32 (http://chonlalonde.blogspot.com)
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To: SheLion

I keep wanting to try these, but never get the chance.

Bookmarking to hopefully remember it this time.


45 posted on 12/05/2004 2:19:34 PM PST by RandallFlagg (FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
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To: Plumberman27

"Individuals that ordered these cigarettes are liable to pay those taxes, and the state and the city are entitled to collect their taxes," said ATF spokesman Joe Green.



What a pompous government leach! Since when is anyone liable to pay taxes for "ordering" and never receiving a product? Since when is the state and city entitled to their taxes? I suppose the fact that our money belongs to us never even occured to this tar and feather candidate!


46 posted on 12/06/2004 4:53:54 AM PST by CSM
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To: SheLion; mhking

"Bare with me!"

What the heck are you to up to?

;-)


47 posted on 12/06/2004 4:55:06 AM PST by CSM
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To: CSM
What the heck are you to up to?

Who? Me? hehe!

Well, I bought a Dell Computer and I have been busy loading my programs back in. What a job. I didn't realize I had so much 'stuff.' Good thing I love computers. :)

48 posted on 12/06/2004 5:04:06 AM PST by SheLion (God bless and protect our troops. I love them one and all!)
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To: LauraleeBraswell

Don't you mean the "Federal Bureau of Firearms, Alcohol, Tobacco and Explosives", otherwise known as the Federal Bureau of FATE?


49 posted on 12/06/2004 6:04:56 AM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: SheLion; mhking

With all that work you're doing on your new computer, you still have time to invite MH to get "bare" with you? I know it is cold in your tundra, but I figgured you had enough logs for the fire!


50 posted on 12/06/2004 6:13:50 AM PST by CSM
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To: CSM
With all that work you're doing on your new computer, you still have time to invite MH to get "bare" with you? I know it is cold in your tundra, but I figgured you had enough logs for the fire.

OMG! You're AWFUL! LOL! ~smack!

I always want to type 'bear' instead of 'bare.' But good grief. LOL!

You sure are feisty this morning. heh! :)

51 posted on 12/06/2004 6:19:22 AM PST by SheLion (God bless and protect our troops. I love them one and all!)
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To: SheLion
Things haven't been going so well lately and as a result my freeping time has been severely limited......As a result, when I get the chance to be feisty, I have to go all out!
52 posted on 12/06/2004 6:27:17 AM PST by CSM
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To: Plumberman27

"Otamedia sold Marlboros for as little as $13.95 a carton - allowing buyers to evade as much as $50 in city, state and federal taxes. "

Is that for real? A carton of smokes could cost $60+? Converting to Canadian funds, that's more than I'm paying for smokes (roughly CDN$8.00/pack of 25, by the carton). Before the recent drop in the US$, it would have been even more in CDN$. Big suprise - ridiculously high "sin" taxes on things like cigarettes leads to smuggling.


53 posted on 12/06/2004 6:50:03 AM PST by -YYZ-
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To: JennysCool

Acohol, tobacco, and firearms. I have only two things to say:

1. Who's bringing the chips?

2. Sounds a lot like deer camp to me.


54 posted on 12/06/2004 6:53:36 AM PST by TXBSAFH (Never underestimate the power of human stupidity--Robert Heinlein)
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To: CSM
Things haven't been going so well lately and as a result my freeping time has been severely limited......As a result, when I get the chance to be feisty, I have to go all out!

It's a hard time of year not to have things go well. That's for sure.

I sure hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season! You can be feisty. Fine by me. :)

55 posted on 12/06/2004 6:53:53 AM PST by SheLion (God bless and protect our troops. I love them one and all!)
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To: Just another Joe

I don't know, but putting guns, beer, cigarettes and bombs into one neat little category seems kind of ridiculous to me...


56 posted on 12/06/2004 9:41:21 AM PST by LauraleeBraswell (See and decide for yourself)
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To: CSM

Hey, My cigarettes I think were seized in that plane, I only ordered 2 cartons though. But i couldnt stand around and wait, I went to www.smokingcig.com and ordered 2 cartons and recived then in 12 days. They are duty free and shipping!


57 posted on 12/13/2004 7:25:08 AM PST by tom4567
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To: tom4567

Thanks for your post Tom, I just ordered from www.smokingcig.com, I ordered 6 cartons of Marlboro, It appears they are still shipping. Lets see if I get them, Anybody else hear anything.


58 posted on 12/14/2004 10:02:32 PM PST by kazack
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To: atari
Re:If there's one thing we don't need, it's contraband cigarettes. Good thing the ATF was there to smoke 'em out... ;-)

Is there really people that stupid out there? We have terrorism, gun running, illegal border crossings, etc. all of which are jeapordizing our way of life. The government starts losing money off taxes that they impose on people addicted to a product that they inadvertantly endorse, so they go balls out to stop this. You are as much a dumbass as the government is corrupt. I think Americans need to stand up against our corrupt, dictating, double standard government.

If the government thought that smoking was such a health issue, why not make it illegal, instead of raising taxes and makeing money off the death of americans. Its the law to wear seatbelts because it kills people, yet the govenment allows cigarettes to be legal even though it kills more people. Why, because they are makeing a crapload of money.

I think americans need to stand up for themselves, remember the "Boston Tea Party?"

If people can get away with not paying this corrupt government taxes on cigarettes, all the power to you.
59 posted on 12/17/2004 6:13:07 PM PST by sagefox (You are as much a dumbass as the government is corrupt!)
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To: sagefox

so is there anybody who has been contacted by anybody about the smokes they ordered that landed at jfk?


60 posted on 12/21/2004 4:11:44 AM PST by nwostonecold
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