seeing as most of the price you pay for a pack of smokes is pure taxes it's no wonder people are making money on it. I live in the EU - in my country af pack of camels cost roughly 6-7 $. Bring that pack to say Britain or Norway and the price is at least 12 $. That is a big mark up. The money is even bigger if you buy the smokes wholesale from some country in eastern or central europe like Poland or Romania, where a pack costs 2-3 dollars. Thats a 9 dollar mark up on 1 pack.

Are the five families involved in the cigarette racket? It seems like a steady money maker with much less risks than drugs.