asked for a pack of cigarettes and then told the clerk, “Give me all your money,” according to an affidavit filed by Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks. The clerk thought he was joking. Then he repeated his request and slammed his hand on the …

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government’s crackdown on the illegal practice of interstate cigarette smuggling has produced federal charges against a suspected kingpin who investigators say sent nearly 29 million cigarettes from Missouri to Illinois, where the state tax on them is six …

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Once again, I’m searching for middle ground — balance in an increasingly polarized world. Early this summer, I wrote a series of blog posts for Isthmus’ TheDailyPage.com on electronic cigarettes. They generated the most heated and lengthy debate of anything

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… Federal agents and local police are investigating a cross-border cigarette smuggling ring that has taken advantage of Missouri’s low tax rate to illegally smuggle tens of millions of cigarettes to Illinois, the Post-Dispatch has learned. Undercover …

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