Cigars!

Sometimes I visit a lovely cigar and whiskey lounge in central London, close to Leicester Square. Quite a small venue but have lots of stock. Nice place.

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Big fan of quality tobacco in general. Snuff, Pipes and Cigars. I'm quite partial to the new world cigars, not just for price point but also they are a great smoke!
 
I got given 10 Cuban cigars by the FBI after working with them a few years ago, it's was something like a special 25 year anniversary set, quite funny I thought at the time, all gone now, my cigar smoking is usually saved til after I return from 6 months working abroad where I carry one then smoke it on returning.

They could have been terminated for such an illegal act.

Criminal penalties for violation of the Regulations range up to $1,000,000 in fines for corporations, $250,000 for individuals and up to 10 years in prison. Civil penalties of up to $65,000 per violation may be imposed by OFAC.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/36/~/importing-cuban-cigars
 
They could have been terminated for such an illegal act.



https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/36/~/importing-cuban-cigars

Well I'm VERY careful now when travelling to USA.

One time we went we stopped off in Heathrow Duty free. Our friend in USA smoked cigars at the time. As we were staying with them we thought some cigars would make a nice gift. So we buy up to the allowance in cigars, they checked destination and passport as they do. We pay and go through USA customs, filling in the slip on the plane stating we have cigars. We sail through oblivious not with a single idea that we had done anything wrong. We get to our friends and give him our gift, he takes one look, "how did you get these through " ? Yeah "Cuban Cigars". I've never felt so guilty, mighty pi$$ed with the Duty Free. Shop selling us them. I know it's wrong on my part and I should of been aware too though. He was a little unnerved with receiving them too.

I certainly won't be making that mistake again, check and double check !
 
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