Approximately 100,000 Contraband Cuban Cigars to Go up in Smoke

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Hispanically speaking news/Chicago Triune

Approximately 100,000 Contraband Cuban Cigars to Go up in Smoke
Published at 9:35 am, December 7, 2010

Custom officials at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport are reporting a record seizure of Cuban cigars. Thus far they have confiscated 30,000 cigars shipped from Europe and are inspecting 70,000 other suspicious cigars, also thought to be of Cuban origin.

Much to the angst of cigar aficionados and ‘lift-the-embargo’ advocates the cigars will all be fired up and destroyed. Imagine the aroma. It is illegal to import or bring in any Cuban product to the U.S. due to the 40 year-old trade embargo.

On average Chicago’s biggest airport sees 10 to 12 contraband Cuban cigars smuggled in on a weekly basis, mostly from travelers returning from international travels, they are legal in most other countries.

It is believed the contraband shipments were discovered because more international packages are being inspected as a result of the Yemen-to-Chicago bomb package intercepted in late October.

Read more: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/approximately-100000-contraband-cuban-cigars-to-go-up-in-smoke/3382/

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Tom DeLay enjoying an illegal-in-the-U.S. Cuban cigar.

[Downwinder]

1. Price control ---- free market economy

[cleanhippie]

2. As an occasional cigar smoker and afficianado...

Cubans are generally good (some are not), but there are so many great cigars that don't come from Cuba. Its tragic that this needless embargo continues, but in the grand scheme of things, we are really not missing out on anything (as far as cuban cigars go) because their equal or better is widely available.
Cuban cigars have become more of a status symbol than a good cigar...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Curiosity:

If an American travels to Europe, buys Cuban cigars there, films himself smoking them there, posts that on YouTube, is he in risk of prosecution? I'm assuming he doesn't bring any back to the US.

[woo me with science]

4. ...one at a time.

:rofl: