[conservative in nyc]

Akwesasne? So this cigarette ring has been brought to you by the St. Regis Indian tribe? If that's the case, why doesn't the article mention it?

I think that members of certain Indian tribes get the right to bypass customs checks at the border by treaty. That makes their reservations ripe for smuggling stuff from the U.S. to Canada and vice versa.

[fanfan]

I don't know for sure, but I think they just assume it's Akwesasne for the local Ottawa audience.


BTW, I've tried those cigarettes.
I have a friend who buys them.
There not bad, and at $20.00/carton, a pretty good deal.