Authorities seized nearly 600,000 packs of cigarettes with brand names like Marlboro and Newport, half of which are suspected of being counterfeits from China, prosecutors announced Monday. Because the counterfeits originated in China, they were not subject to any regulatory review of their ingredients and could contain "dangerously high levels of tar and nicotine," said Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Brown said the suspects were arraigned on charges of forgery and trademark counterfeiting.
August 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Authorities seized nearly 600,000 packs of cigarettes with brand names like Marlboro and Newport, half of which are suspected of being counterfeits from China, prosecutors announced Monday.
Three Chinese men were arrested in the raid late last week at a warehouse in the Corona section of Queens, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said at a news conference. The cigarettes have an estimated street value of more than $3.4 million.
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