Fake cigars confiscated and burned

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A total of 1,778 boxes of fake cigars were confiscated and burned by the Anti Forgery and Pirating Department of the Dominican Tobacco Institute (INTABACO). The fakes were confiscated during several raids. Director general of INTABACO, Adalberto Rosa, says that these 1,778 boxes are in addition to the 30,000 already burned and which have a total value of RD$45 million. Rosa added that the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and government security offices helped in the operations to find the fake merchandise. Premium brands like Cohiba and Romeo y Julieta were among the forged cigars.

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