 On 19 October 2010 the Center for the Study of Democracy organized a round table entitled Cigarette Markets in Bulgaria: Current State and Trends. In the presentations delivered at the meeting it became clear that the representatives of the cigarette producing companies (Philip Morris  International, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Bulgartabak) along with the law enforcement and financial agencies (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime, General Directorate Border Police, General Directorate Criminal Police, National Security State Agency, Customs Agency) embrace the idea of establishing better cooperation among themselves, as well as developing a common strategy to efficiently counteract cigarette smuggling.
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