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Sat 02 Feb 2010The cigarette smuggling centre of Europe
Smoking in Ireland fell sharply after the workplace ban and we briefly led the world in anti-smoking measures. Six years on, the country is a tobacco smuggling blackspot, and a quarter of cigarettes smoked here are illegal. In the first of a two-part series, PAUL CULLEN, Consumer Affairs Correspondent, reports
ON A DREARY winter day in Kildare town, there’s little sign at the town’s market that illegal cigarettes are on sale. Some stalls are openly selling counterfeit DVDs but a tour fails to reveal anyone who can give a smoker a quick fix.
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