According to the results of the latest Illegal Cigarette Market Study conducted in Panama in 2022 by Nielsen (Global Leader in audience knowledge, data and analytics), 92.1% of cigarettes consumed in the country are from illicit trade, which reflects an increase of 12.2 percentage points between 2019 and 2022. That is, 92 out of every 100 cigarettes consumed on the streets of Panama come from illegal trade According to the study, the corregimiento of Tocumen, province of Panama, sells 96.7% of contraband cigarettes, while, in the district of David, province of Chiriquí, the illicit trade of this product represents 96.5% of the market, followed by the district of San Miguelito where contraba... [Read more]