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26-04-2013, 12:13
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Tampa Bay area
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
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Originally Posted by jeremiason
This guy was stupid, got caught and we still don't know the whole story... yet.
Don't make this about government conspiracies, especially with no facts.
Asset Forfeiture, is commonly used when the accused is making money from his crime, which includes the transportation he used to commit that crime.
Although the article didn't mention it, someone had to get arrested to make this happen...
So once again I say there is more to this than what is in the article and I look forward to hearing about it...
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26-04-2013, 14:03
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Alberg 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rakuflames
The boat was siezed because it was transporting counterfeit goods. I've made my living on my copyright and I'm all in favor of fighting both copyright and trademark violations. Maybe the guy didn't know they were counterfeit, in which case he should be off the hook -- 24 isn't a lot, easily a personal supply.
But I'll never get up in arms over the laws applying.
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33 boxes, that's a lot of cigars. at 25 cigars a box. 775 undeclared, and counterfeit cigars.
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26-04-2013, 14:12
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
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Originally Posted by jgbrown
33 boxes, that's a lot of cigars. at 25 cigars a box. 775 undeclared, and counterfeit cigars.
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Maybe he (or she) is a very heavy smoker.
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26-04-2013, 15:29
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: WNC mountains U.S.
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Anytime you have to prove your innocence there is a big problem. Asset seizure without proof often occurs.
Who cares? As long as I have 200 channels with nothing on that I can watch for 5 hours a day then I am good. :thumb
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26-04-2013, 17:05
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Alberg 30
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Originally Posted by skipmac
Maybe he (or she) is a very heavy smoker.
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Lol. We're talking about a good locker or two of the stuff.
I used to love American spirits rolling tobacco before I quit. They stopped importing it, I bought out every stock in town.
Still wouldn't bring 200 pouches back with me across the border. I like keeping my motorbike too much
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26-04-2013, 17:41
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Punta De Mita
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
Those boxes of fake Cubans are all over Mexico too. I buy some occasionally. They're boxes of 5.
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26-04-2013, 17:45
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Punta De Mita
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
The whole process is funny. They as if I'd like to buy some Cuban cigars and I say they're about as Cuban as me but I'd like to buy some Mexican cigars. They start out at $50.00! I've talked them down to 100 pesos, about $7.50.
If they insist that they're Cuban, I ask if an old man brought them on a donkey.
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26-04-2013, 17:57
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Vancouver B.C.
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
Hard to believe someone is going to actually smoke that many crappy cigars. Most likely going to sell them to you guys south of the boarder who cant easily come across good Cuban cigars. I dont smoke myself, but find it very funny every time I cross the boarder I get asked.......... " do you have any Cuban cigars in your vehicle ?" Maybe cigar importation is a bigger crime in the states than smuggling in guns or drugs.
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26-04-2013, 18:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Carlsbad CA
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Posts: 61
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
He obviously had the intent to bring down the govt. It can't be done with acts of terror, but cigars...hahaha. Come on police, couldn't you have just seized the harmless cigars, slapped him with a fine and left him alone???
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26-04-2013, 18:39
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Join Date: May 2009
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
I don't mean to derail this thread, but I do have a question... If you carry tobacco with you onboard, how does it work (typically - I know I can check noonsite for specifics) when you clear into countries. I am a pipe smoker and a lot of the tobacco I smoke cannot be found in other places so my plan was to take all I need for our many year circumnav when we leave. But I'm weary of having to pay "duty" on pounds of tobacco every place we go. If you declare it as ship's stores do you typically avoid the taxes?
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26-04-2013, 22:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Vancouver, BC
Boat: Alberg 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Target9000
I don't mean to derail this thread, but I do have a question... If you carry tobacco with you onboard, how does it work (typically - I know I can check noonsite for specifics) when you clear into countries. I am a pipe smoker and a lot of the tobacco I smoke cannot be found in other places so my plan was to take all I need for our many year circumnav when we leave. But I'm weary of having to pay "duty" on pounds of tobacco every place we go. If you declare it as ship's stores do you typically avoid the taxes?
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Can't help with the rules, but I found finding the loose tobacco in each country I visited part of the fun, and most had better tobacco that was also far cheaper than here.
Ymmv of course.
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27-04-2013, 04:11
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Caribbean
Boat: Jeanneau 57
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
Target9000 - many Caribbean countries require even sailboats to fill out a ship's stores form listing the quantities of items, including alcohol and tobacco. That way they can check the amounts when clearing out if they suspect illegal sales. "Ship's stores" are items that won't leave the boat and are for consumption aboard and therefore aren't taxed.
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27-04-2013, 04:42
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
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Originally Posted by DubeJ
He obviously had the intent to bring down the govt. It can't be done with acts of terror, but cigars...hahaha. Come on police, couldn't you have just seized the harmless cigars, slapped him with a fine and left him alone???
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Where you around during the days of "zero tolerance" policy of the USCG?
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27-04-2013, 05:18
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Oct 2007
Boat: Van Helleman Schooner 65ft StarGazer
Posts: 10,280
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Re: Have a cigar? Be careful!
Quote:
Originally Posted by DubeJ
He obviously had the intent to bring down the govt. It can't be done with acts of terror, but cigars...hahaha.
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I think a Cigar (a΄ la Monica) played a key role when they tried to bring down the Government of Bill Clinton
Sorry… couldn’t resist
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27-04-2013, 05:31
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: WNC mountains U.S.
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" Have a cigar. You going to go far..."
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