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ABF officers seized: 433,400 illicit cigarettes 686 kilograms of illicit loose leaf tobacco 50,200 single use vapes The seized goods represent approximately $1.8 million in evaded duty and an estimated $3.7 million in potential proceeds of crime

Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year

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Compared to people who never smoked, those who smoked between just one to 14 cigarettes a day had a 21-fold increased risk of dying from chronic lung disease, a 13-fold increased risk of dying from lung cancer and double the risk of dying from coronary heart disease during the follow-up period

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