[OldMissileer]

Where does one buy smokes, wholesale or retail, that have not already been taxed? I thought federal taxes were applied when RJ and other cigarette companies sell to wholesale resellers. So again, where did this muslim find cigarettes that were not already taxed?

He was buying them in Virginia which has the lowest tobacco tax rates in the US. A $40 carton of Newports in VA goes for more than twice that price in New York.

With the number of cartons he had he must have done a lot of traveling in VA since the law says a person or group may not purchase more than five cartons, and that also means they can't go out the door and just go back in to get five more.

[JesusIsLord]

He was buying them in Virginia which has the lowest tobacco tax rates in the US...

I didn't realize there was so much difference in cigarette taxes between states. After your post, I checked and learned that NY cigarette taxes are $4.35/pack and VA is $0.30 . WOW!! No wonder they call NY the land of taxes.