, the illegal tobacco trade funds organized crime gangs and terrorism and contributes to underage smoking, all the while costing governments billions in lost global tax revenue.Article content
The FCTC’s myopic and outdated tax-and-ban approach to tobacco policy poses a direct threat to law and order. Combatting illicit trade is an area in which governments’ and the tobacco industry’s shared interests make cooperation necessary and sensible. Tobacco product packaging and associated tracking mechanisms play a key role in preventing illicit trade. Some aspects of law enforcement to combat illicit trade require implementation by tobacco interests.
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