Cigarette smuggling: 50.6 million packs seized between 2020 and the first half of 2026
A report published in El País, based on Polfa and Dian data, says that between January 2020 and the first half of 2026, 50,605,171 packs of smuggled cigarettes worth 85,000 million pesos were seized in Colombia. Most are Carnival (South Korea) and Rumba (Paraguay) brands, which enter through triangulation from Panama or Aruba and reach clandestine warehouses via Caribbean and Pacific ports. The text warns that this trade finances armed groups and affects resources for sports and health.
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- Between January 2020 and the first half of 2026, 50,605,171 smuggled packs were seized, worth 85,000 million pesos.
- Carnival (South Korea) and Rumba (Paraguay) brands predominate, brought in through triangulation from Panama or Aruba.
- The report links smuggling to drug trafficking money laundering and financing of groups such as the Clan del Golfo and Farc dissidents.
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