World: Health officials agree to fight tobacco smuggling

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November 13, 2012

Global health officials agreed to a deal on Monday that aims to fight tobacco smuggling. Measures include mandatory government licensing and new packaging standards that allow cigarette packages to be tracked.

Experts estimate that tobacco smuggling robsgovernments of more than $40 billion in revenue each year.

(Reuters)