Bootleg Market Share Is 32%

Bootleg tobacco now accounts for a third of the Canadian market, says one of the nation’s largest cigarette makers. Imperial Tobacco Canada Inc. in a submission to the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee put tax losses in the billions: ‘It’s arguably the most lucrative criminal enterprise in Canada today.’

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