UPS accused by New York of illegal cigarette shipments

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New York (AFP) - New York officials Wednesday charged shipping giant UPS with delivering millions of contraband cigarettes that evaded tens of millions of dollars in state taxes.


Between 2010 and 2014, UPS is accused of making more than 78,500 cigarette shipments on behalf of illegal cigarette vendors.

The suit charges UPS of running afoul of New York's tightly-regulated cigarette sales, which are limited to licensed wholesale dealers.

Dealers must affix a stamp on each package attesting they have paid state excise taxes before they are allowed into the New York market.

The state tax is set high to discourage consumption, but that makes it lucrative for people to smuggle in cigarettes from other low-tax states.

A New York investigation found UPS "knowingly" shipped thousands of cartons of unstamped cigarettes to unlicensed wholesalers or retailers, the complaint said.

http://news.yahoo.com/ups-accused-y...vbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDU1dJTUMwXzEEc2VjA3Nj#

 

[Richard Harrow]

Like I tell my customers all the time - if you can put a label on it, UPS will ship it. This company will do whatever it can to make a dollar.

 

[Babagounj]

Sound like a repeat story .
Ten years ago it was shipments from Indian Reservations containing smokes .

 

[superballs63]

I can't breathe! I can't breathe!

 

[HEFFERNAN]

LOL
Let's not sue the shippers or the receivers, lets sue the guys who don't open the boxes.

BTW, here's a picture of 4 new peak casual drivers if New York wins this BS suit.

 

[bbsam]

Corporations are people. If they resist the need to be beaten down and choked out.

 

[superballs63]

Beating down UPS, why? Because we're brown?? That's racist as hell, just ask tos

 

[bbsam]

Beating down UPS, why? Because we're brown?? That's racist as hell, just ask tos

Of course not. It's because they're shipping cigarettes illegally.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Of course not. It's because they're allegedly shipping cigarettes illegally.

 

[joeboodog]

So now if some druggy sends illegal drugs through UPS, we can get busted.

 

[Indecisi0n]

I see a DIAD training session in those drivers futures.

 

[Wally]

I can't breathe! I can't breathe!

I can, then again, I would not resist arrest.

 

[Catatonic]

What happened to Integrity?

 

[Lead Belly]

Cigarettes stink real bad.

 

[superballs63]

What happened to Integrity?

I'm worried about him too, haven't seen old I around for a while

 

[Jones]

What happened to Integrity?

Careful he's like candyman, say his name 3 times and he'll appear..

 

[FrigidAdCorrector]

Look at a couple thousand boxes tonight and had no idea what was in them.

So I guess we are supposed to all have x-ray vision? Leave it to the People's Republic of New York. Surprised California didn't beat them to this.

 

[Oak]

I have an account for my small business. At no time, no where in the process of creating a label does the system ask what is in the package.

The post office has never asked what was in a package any time I've shipped with them either.

 

[bbsam]

Ups has a history of rolling over. Just 6 months ago they paid a fine for illegal prescriptions. They've marked themselves.

 

[Johney]

LOL
Let's not sue the shippers or the receivers, lets sue the guys who don't open the boxes.

Well yea, who do you think has more money to pay the fines?