Grand Genève. The Capital of World Peace. “The most boring city in all of Europe.” … and illicit hub for the Habanos cigar trade?
The 1962 U.S. embargo on Cuban goods may have seen reinforcement in the 1996 Helms – Burton Act, but in many cases there’s no touching the Swiss and their sneaky ways. Apparently banking isn’t their only attraction under the radar.
Perfectly aware of the increasing business from these transactions, several websites have risen in Switzerland with the sole intent of getting Americans’ money with the supposed ability to somehow bypass the embargo.
Sites such as Swiss Cigar Bank, Swiss Cuban Cigars (since reported for allegedly selling fakes!), Top Cuban cigars, Cigar One, Cigars of Cuba, Cigar Terminal, Don Ciggaro, and many more (Ridiculous I know – it is a small country!) have instigated the trend:
1. (Legally) Import cigars from Cuba to a physical shipping center in…
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