### Question
How does TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES define contraband cigarettes?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 2341*, **contraband cigarettes** is defined as:

> a quantity in excess of 60,000 cigarettes, which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State cigarette taxes in the State where such cigarettes are found, if such State requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed on packages or other containers of cigarettes to evidence payment of cigarette taxes, and which are in the possession of any person other than—


(A) a person holding a permit issued pursuant to chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a manufacturer of tobacco products or as an export warehouse proprietor, or a person operating a customs bonded warehouse pursuant to section 311 or 555 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1311 or 1555) or an agent of such person

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2341*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 114-TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES**

