E-cigarettes and tobacco are different, of course
(The Caracas daily El Nacional estimated in 1998 that Venezuelas annual loss from cigarette smuggling was around $35.4 million dollars.) Similar operations went on farther south, too, with cigarettes from BATs Brazilian subsidiary Souza Cruz being shipped through Paraguay into Argentina
Every country has different requirements about what visitors can and cant bring into the country
This article orginally appeared in The Washington Post January 29, 2026
But he also felt compelled to act, joining and leading protests against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
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