Henrico Co. cigarette bust: More than $10 million funneled into smuggling operation
Published: May 4, 2016, 5:46 pm
Updated: May 5, 2016, 6:32 pm
Posted on 05/06/2016 9:57:13 AM PDT by beaversmom
Published: May 4, 2016, 5:46 pm
Updated: May 5, 2016, 6:32 pm
The original Tea Party started to protest taxes imposed by Big Government.
I thought there was an interstate commerce clause in some obscure document I vaguely recall hearing about in school. Something about a revolution and the people....must go find it.
They can stop cigarettes from moving between states but seeming are powerless in stopping the drug trade or even keeping out illegal immigrants. What a country.
Make the shady $$ available, and the scum will come. NY should inspect every inbound vehicle for contraband smokes.//sarc
Once again, big government has stopped a dastardly outbreak of free enterprise. If you don’t pay them their vig, you go to jail.
“They can stop cigarettes from moving between states but seeming are powerless in stopping the drug trade or even keeping out illegal immigrants. What a country.”
Incentive is a powerful thing. Start threatening the state’s tax revenue and you will see how fast bureaucrats can move!
“According to a search warrant affidavit, the masterminds behind the operation...”
They bought cigarettes for $5 and sold them for $10 and according to the government they are “masterminds”.
I don't think I have ever heard of another case of such deeply depraved morality!
They broke the law in NY, let NY LE figure out how to arrest them. Why is my local tax money going to enforcing another state’s laws? Is VA LE going to arrest me for speeding in NY?
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