A full year after the ban in 2021, smuggling in Massachusetts is up to 37.6 percent, the fourth-highest rate in the country
By race/ethnicity, tobacco product use ranged from 9.0 percent among Asians to 26.6 percent among American Indians/Alaska Natives
Moreover, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and provincial law enforcement agencies have had significant seizures in 2025 and 2026, totaling hundreds of millions of illegal cigarettes and other illegal tobacco products with an estimated street value worth over $1 billion
The 'plain packaging' law introduced by the Gillard government in 2010 goes further than advertising bans and graphic health warnings enforced by other countries Australia had the backing of the World Health Organization, and many other countries began announcing similar legislation, a sign that they expected the WTO to rule in Australia's favour
There are now 70 countries and territories with a size of at least 65% (on average) of the package front and back, and 10 with at least 85%
The windows of his car were rolled down, showing that he was alone and not hiding anything from the public
