CIGARETTE HIJACK
January 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIEHIGHJACKERS in Langley, British Columbia stole 10 million Imperial Tobacco cigarettes from trucks bound for retail outlets in the Canadian province, with an estimated value of CDN $3.8 million (US$2.86 million). The theft is the latest in a string criminal events surrounding tobacco.In October, armed thieves stole over 7 million cigarettes from a Vancouver warehouse and since August there have been four seizures of counterfeit tobacco products in Canada smuggled from China worth a total of CDN$20.9 million (US$15.75 million) in retail value. ...
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