[Glenn]

The old canard that "Prohibition doesn't work" is as dead as a doornail. It works fine. Ask any DEA agent.

What? Does this mean the drug problem in America has been eradicated? When did this happen? Why am I always the last to know?

You're being silly. NY State will try to make a point but the players always play the odds. And the odds are the courts aren't going to deal with nonsense nickel and dime tax cheats.

[Wolfie]

You're missing the point, completely. The stated goal may be to eradicate non-taxed cigarettes, but the realized goal is to cut the State into the profits of smuggling via legal sanctions (ie. fines, asset seizure, etc).