Steep taxes on tobacco products, coupled with high demand, have made cigarettes a lucrative business for counterfeiters.
But buyer beware: Knocked off Marlboro or Camels may be a bargain but they often contain potentially harmful chemical compositions. Not only that, but they are downright dangerous, too. "A genuine cigarette has a controlled burn so if you set it down it will self-extinguish, a fake cigarette will not do that," Randazzo warned.
For the Super Bowl, federal agents prepped for the largest sporting-goods related counterfeit bust ever.
