It's hard to exaggerate the harm caused by smuggling and counterfeiting.
Governments miss out on tax revenue, legitimate manufacturers suffer lost sales and damage to their reputations, and consumers end up with inferior products.
What's more, the profits from smuggling and counterfeiting provide seed money for other illegal activities such as organized crime and terrorism.
Eager to better understand the illegal cigarette trade, Tobacco Reporter's Noel Morris and Taco Tuinstra will travel to the tri-border area where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.
The tri-border area is believed to be South America's busiest contraband and smuggling center.
Follow their adventures in this blog.
About Noel
Noel is publisher of Tobacco Reporter
About Taco
Taco is editor of Tobacco Reporter
Our trip
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