In 2020, following a long-term investigation into an individual’s cigarette smuggling activity, a process including court-authorized search warrants, wiretaps, grand jury subpoenas, and other investigative tools, New York seized more than $1.3 million in cash and 6,267 cartons of untaxed cigarettes, according to a press release from the Queens’ District Attorney.[2] But even law enforcement successes are costly and only stop a drop of water in the Hudson River of smuggling… [read post]

ENM News – Vivian Wang (New York Times) | Published: 10/8/2019 The story of former U.S. [read post]