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This report has a dual purpose. On one hand it aims at providing an assessment of the cigarette black market in Northwest Europe, based on a review of open source data. On the other hand, it serves to tentatively explore the possibilities for a comprehensive and meaningful assessment of the organized crime situation in this particular sector.
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von Lampe, K. Assessing organized crime: Provisional situation report on trafficking in contraband cigarettes. Trends Organ Crim 9, 8–15 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-005-1021-0
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