Tighten controls and restrictions months of Homeland Security to packages contained air freight by mistake in the prevention of common practice, but illegal in the United States exempting distributors of Cuban cigars in Europe.
Because of new rules, and authorities say the attacks were Cuban cigars - increased - considered the best in the world, but banned in the United States since 1963 an embargo on Cuba.
Mutation is the most dramatic in Chicago, and a center for air cargo network in the country. Usually, seized in the O'Hare Airport in 2000 the practices of some Cuban cigars than two weeks. But was seized more than 100000 in the last two weeks, according to Chen Q. Customs and Border Protection agency.
"These new rules of the trade more difficult," said Brian Bell, a spokeswoman for the Chicago agency.
Confiscation in Chicago, and plans to use cigars confiscated destruction of the movement in society cigar United States, with some enthusiasts to express their anger. Flooded chat rooms on the site with Cigar Aficionado magazine to talk about the attacks, and many commentators lament how difficult it is for Cubans to buy.
But he complained about high-end cigar shop over the decades Cuban cigars at the entrance to deduct from the sales welcomed the sudden increase in the seizure.
"Men who tell me Cuban cigars," Lord, I'm going to get harder to buy cigarettes now, "said Chuck Levy, owner of Rees & Associates Iwan cigar store in Chicago." I'm happy. "
Others have the option of confiscation. It was suggested that a commentator on the Internet that his supporters who had gathered near the scene will be the destruction of these cigars in Chicago for "cry and then breathing in the smoke of the spectrum."
