Officials: 749 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes aboard cruise ship worth almost $60K
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that 749 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes were discovered aboard a cruise ship at the Long Beach Cruise Ship Terminal in April.
According to CBP officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, 10 pieces of luggage full of cigarettes belonging to two female passengers was found.
“The importation of tobacco products is highly regulated from both tax and consumer safety perspectives,” said CBP Los Angeles Field Operations Director Cheryl M. Davies in a statement.
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