Tobacco manufacturers Philip Morris (brand Chesterfield, L&M, Marlboro, Parliament, etc.) To increase the volume of investments in alternative cigarette products, hoping to build up in 2017 their sales in 35 countries. It is reported by Interfax with reference to Bloomberg, reports BiznesTsenzor. The company aims to become a leader in the tobacco industry in the production of products with a reduced harm to health, which is expected to Philip Morris, eventually displace conventional cigarettes. CEO Andre Kalantsopulos said that this business will bring Philip Morris from $ 700 million to $ 1.2 billion by 2020. By the end of this year, the manufacturer will invest an additional $ 100 millio

The first secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia Oksana Lischishin fired for violation of the oath, told the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The first secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Slovakia Oksana Lischishin, which was involved in smuggling schemes, dismissed from the diplomatic service. This "European truth," said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadim Pristayko. "She dismissed with the phrase" for the violation of the oath "It is connected with the smuggling episode basis for such conclusions were the results of an official investigation.." - He said. According Pristayko, Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have the conclusions of law enforcement agen

Russian authorities continue to search for ways to combat smoking, inventing new prohibitions and restrictions, and sometimes following the example of Western countries. And it is not always taken into account the negative experience of and the damage which threatens business. That's a new initiative - the introduction of impersonal cigarette packaging - was rather coldly received by both the employers and by consumers. The fact that the new concept to counter tobacco consumption will be complemented by the introduction of impersonal point of packaging, Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova warned another 30 of May. As a result, a pack of cigarettes will be deprived of any distinctive brand

New York State requires representatives in the Federal Court to fine the delivery service United Parcel Service of $ 872 million for a tax-free delivery of more than 683 thousand. Packs of cigarettes from American Indian reservations, according to Reuters. The Federal Court of New York is considering a lawsuit against UPS, which is accused of smuggling cigarettes from low-tax territories. State attorneys and the prosecutor Eric Schneiderman on Monday demanded the appointment of supervision of the action of the service and to pay $ 872 million in penalties and compensation for legal costs. In the filed in February 2015, the lawsuit alleges that in 2010, UPS illegally sent to New York more tha

Some time ago, a special order of the President to state enterprises was transferred to a monopoly on the trade in tobacco products, but the windows, where they should be placed cigarettes, cigarettes and shag are empty. At the same time dependent on the tobacco people know where and from whom they can buy tobacco. According to sources, ANT, a pack of cigarettes can now get it at a cost of 50 to 60 and even 65 manat ($ 14- $ 17- $ 18.5), depending on the region, and even a particular area of ​​the capital. Among those offering tobacco from under the counter, the same sellers or professionals in the field of state trade. Apparently, in the absence of revenue they bought the remainder and now

More than 20 tonnes of undeclared tobacco for hookah arrested in the seaport of Ust-Luga. Illegal goods arrive from Holland and was imported under the guise of a multilayer board. According to preliminary data, the value of the seized goods amounts to about 680 000 euros

The police identified the Lower Silesia another illegal tobacco factory. During the raid, the Polish law enforcement officers detained in Wroclaw and Lublin 15 employees, and 7 were Ukrainians. Official charges have already put forward in respect of 9 detainees, and the next 3 months they will spend behind bars. The two detainees - citizens of Poland - charged with organizing a criminal group, providing for up to 5 years in prison, others threatened heavy fines and imprisonment for up to 3 years, on September 5 reported the Central Bureau of Investigation CBSP Poland. Thanks to the joint work of the police, border guards and customs officers managed to stop the activities of the criminal gro

During the shootout at gas stations under Mukachevo injured 4 people. The shooting was provoked by the conflict over the smuggling of cigarettes from Ukraine to Romania, local media reported. On Tuesday evening in the village Solotvyno in Mukachevo district skirmish at one of the petrol stations. Reported Mukachevo . net. According to the publication, in a shootout involved local criminal gangs. "Showdown" occurred at one of the local gas station, where there was a pre-agreed "arrow". In Tyachiv district hospital reported that to them were hospitalized four people with gunshot wounds. One of them - in critical condition with wounds to the chest and abdomen, it operated all night. Perhaps the