Studies show that nearly 40% of the cigarette in the U.S. state of Washington for illegal products

The Mai Kennuo Public Policy Center Michael La Feifu, said: "In essence, many government tobacco products as expensive as illegal drugs." Smuggled cigarettes on the Washington people, that is, do not need to pay $ 3.02 per pack state tax thing.

In 2010, Washington cigarette tax per pack increased $ 1, to make the state's cigarette tax to reach the fourth highest of the United States. The Washington Revenue Service Mike Geli Lao said the tax office will soon release their own smuggling cigarettes statistics, he expects the number of smuggling cigarettes approximately one-third. "Geli Lao said:" the magnitude of this increase has been considerable, and three have four there is a growth in smuggling cigarettes (the mention before tax in 2010 statistics) to a smuggling cigarettes.

" The Washington last estimated in 2011, cigarette consumption in the state of 94 million bales, and the loss of tax revenue to reach $ 284 million. Officials said, to quantify how much contraband cigarettes from a criminal organization, the number of people to buy cigarettes in the state cigarette tax lower than occasionally smuggling "This is a very difficult thing.