The head of a domestic cigarette manufacturer in Jamaica told the media that cigarette smuggling in the country causes the government to lose between $34 Million to $45 Million (3 Billion to 4 Billion Jamaican Dollars) a year.
Smuggling groups bring in between 44 to 50 million cigarettes into the country’s black market each year.
Source: Nedburn Thaffe, “Government losing billion$ in illicit tobacco trade,” Gleaner, June 8, 2012.
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