Kostanay. February 24. KazTAG – More than 5,000 illegal packs of cigarettes were sold in Kostanay region, the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports. "On February 15, during the verification activities, employees of the State Revenue Department in the Kostanay region stopped the sale of tobacco products without means of identification. Identified during a joint raid with police officers, 5384 packs of foreign-made cigarettes (Fast, Malboro, Oris, Oscar, Corona, Mancester) were intended for retail sale," the report said on Friday. As specified, illegal cigarettes were sold on the territory of the central market. An adminis... [Read more]