It is an increasingly visible traffic, that of the smuggling of ciagrettes. To fight against these street vendors that you sometimes meet in certain neighborhoods, an agreement has just been signed in Île-de-France between the police and tobacconists, the first victims of this trafficking. The sale of cigarettes on the sly is booming in France. Last year, nearly 650 tons of tobacco were seized compared to 402 tons in 2021. A significant shortfall for Sylvain Chao, tobacconist in Montreuil who had no choice but to diversify his activity: "side classic cigarettes it does not stop dropping suddenly, financially, it is very difficult. We have worked a lot on vaping, already for the health of our... [Read more]