N. Korean cigarette trade collapses under Chinese police raids - Daily NK English

N. Korean cigarette trade collapses under Chinese police raids - Daily NK English

Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on smuggled North Korean cigarettes, one of Pyongyang’s primary illicit exports, causing the distribution network to shrink dramatically, Daily NK has learned. Although secretly distributed in China for years and popular among local consumers for their value, the contraband cigarettes now face serious challenges as distributors and sellers are being arrested or fined. “This month alone, three …