Customs officers seize rabbit poo cigs

britexpat
By britexpat

I know DaRuDe was experimenting with Camel Dung, but this is going too far ......

More than £1 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings instead of tobacco have been confiscated by customs officials in Spain.

The fake cigarettes - due to be sold on the black market as famous brands - were discovered after British holidaymakers in the Canary Islands smelled a rat whenever they lit up.

"They stunk. They smell just as you'd imagine burning poo to smell," said one customs official in Tenerife.

Police and customs staff arrested 12 smugglers in an undercover operation to intercept the cigarettes as they landed on a boat from China.

"They not only smell bad but the toxic chemicals they give off are pure poison," explained a customs official.

By Lion_King• 16 Nov 2009 11:35
Lion_King

The mild euphoric effect of nicotine, which, while subtle, can be intensely powerful to a first time smoker.However,with a high degree of sullying, the fumes that come out of these cigarettes will be much more toxic than normal cigarettes.

By britexpat• 16 Nov 2009 11:17
britexpat

Expains why some Brits go nuts in Tenerife ..

By DaRuDe• 16 Nov 2009 08:57
DaRuDe

trying to compare 2 desert animals dung.

By timebandit• 16 Nov 2009 07:39
timebandit

How did they ever think they would pull that one off? Then again if they had branded them Lambert & Butler no one would have ever known.

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