Illicit EU cigarette consumption at record high

EUObserver reported that the demand for cheap cigarettes in Europe was fueling the manufacture and consumption of illicit tobacco at unprecedented levels

A report, released on 20 June 2012 by Philip Morris International (PMI), says Europeans smoked more than 65 billion illicit cigarettes in 2011.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Europeans cannot shake suicidal habit http://www.europeansources.info/record/europeans-cannot-shake-suicidal-habit/

Phillip Morris International, 20.6.12: Philip Morris International: KPMG Study Shows Illicit Cigarettes in EU Reach Highest Recorded Level in 2011, Fifth Consecutive Yearly Increase http://investors.pmi.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=146476&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1706757&highlight=

Financial Post, 21.6.12: Philip Morris International Provides 15 Million Euro Contribution to INTERPOL to Fight Trafficking in Illicit Goods http://www.financialpost.com/markets/news/Philip+Morris+International+Provides+Million+Euro+Contribution+INTERPOL/6815707/story.html

---