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Inside the lucrative smuggling operation that sees millions of Chinese cigarettes pass through Texas
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June 29, 2021
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Not drugs, weapons or gems.
It was cigarettes. Cartons upon cartons of black market cigarettes for export.
An 80-year-old Mission man and two young associates were convicted and sentenced for trying to move the stash. The elder player in the scheme admitted he intended to smuggle nearly 423 million cigarettes through Texas into Mexico.
The case provides a glimpse into the operations of Chinese firms that are well on their way to taking over the global tobacco market.
Although cigarettes seem an unlikely product to smuggle they’re legal in most places they represent a lucrative business that can include big profits and tax savings. And they give those backing the smugglers a way into the economies of other countries and sometimes the leverage to persuade governments to put in place more favorable policies, rep
Former JUUL President Joins Poda Team
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -
PODA LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS LTD. ( Poda or the Company ) (CSE: PODA) (FSE: 99L) (OTC PINK: PODAF)
is pleased to announce that former JUUL Canada President Michael Nederhoff has joined Poda as a member of the Global Advisory Board and consultant to Poda s management team and the Company s Board. As part of the consulting agreement, Mr. Nederhoff will be assisting Poda with its global expansion.
Michael Nederhoff was previously the president of JUUL Labs Canada, a division of JUUL Labs Inc. ( JUUL ). JUUL is an American e-cigarette company headquartered in San Francisco. Altria Group, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, invested $12.8 billion into JUUL in December 2018, acquiring a 35 percent stake. Michael was hired by JUUL to launch the product and business unit in Canada. He was instrumental in dealing with commercial and regulatory aspects of the e-cigarette m
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