The Law on the Regulation of the Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Alcohol Market and the Law Proposal on the Amendment of Some Laws were adopted in the Justice Commission of the Grand National Assembly. CHP YDK member and Izmir deputy Mahir Polat argued that the law will make it easier for smugglers. Emphasizing that the reason for the existence of the Anti-Smuggling Law is to prevent customs evasion and to combat customs smuggling, Polat said, "I do not find it right to include any product produced in the country within this scope, this law. In addition, the reduction of the prison sentence and the reduction of penalties against the minced tobacco trade will not solve the existing problems." "... [Read more]