Given it never officially entered Singapore and it stayed in the free trade zone, Singapore either doesnt have visibility or frankly doesnt care, said a former senior law enforcement source with knowledge of the international smuggling system.Singapore has consistently stated that tobacco is not an illegal commodity and its Australias policy position on tax that creates the problem, a problem they [Singapore] are not going to intervene on and stop in their port.The ports and free zones employ large numbers of workers who oversee massive volumes of cargo moving through the port under lax regulation
We know how to win the fight against tobacco, but most states are falling woefully short
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) names cigarette smoking as the number one risk factor for developing lung cancer, and reports that it is linked to 80 to 90% of all lung cancer deaths
Quitting smoking is a crucial step in preventing and mitigating the risk of these smoking-related chronic conditions
Sales of e-cigarettes, however, are booming, growing five times to $8 billion in 2014 from 2010, according to research company Euromonitor
