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    Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and Mega-Profits
    Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and Mega-Profits
    Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and Mega-Profits
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    Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and Mega-Profits

    By Telita Snyckers

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    What is more profitable than cocaine, heroin, marijuana or guns? Illegally trafficked cigarettes . . . Reputable tobacco companies have – for decades – been complicit in cigarette smuggling. In this gripping exposé, former SARS lawyer Telita Snyckers uncovers the dark underbelly of the tobacco industry. She recounts the instances where big tobacco itself was caught redhanded and explores not only why a listed company would want to smuggle its own product, but also how it was done.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTafelberg
    Release dateApr 16, 2020
    ISBN9780624088943
    Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and Mega-Profits
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    Telita Snyckers

    Telita Snyckers is an author and a tax and customs lawyer. She worked closely with Pravin Gordhan and Ivan Pillay during her tenure at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). She was admitted as an attorney of the High Court, and holds a masters degree in Constitutional Law, as well as diplomas in exchange control and money laundering.

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