“fake cigs” doubt it
Untaxed cigs.
That's right. Exported cigs being reexported back to the US through mail order channels, but without the govt getting its share of the loot.
Right, they’re not fake cigs, they just ain’t Marloboros. The Chinese should just call them Smoky Dragon brand or Uncle Wong’s Oyster or something like that and relieve themselves of patent suits as well as tax evasion accusations.
That’s my guess too.
Real Marlboros are probably plenty cheap if you buy them overseas without any tax.
You wouldn’t want to be smoking Chinese cigs, guaranteed.
Formaldehyde would be one of the more benign “additives” that you’d find.