There was an article I read a few months back that comes to mind...
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In search of the real thing, a box of authentic Cuban cigars for sale in
Canada, we arbitrarily picked Calgary and a reputable dealer who buys all
his Cuban cigars in good faith from Havana House, the legitimate supplier
in Toronto. We bought a box of 25 Monte Cristo cigars, the most popular
brand in the world. Completely sealed, with all the right stamps certifying
its authenticity, we paid the full price of $420 plus taxes. We got the
number two man in charge of world distribution in Cuba to pick a cigar at
random. He declared it a fake.
When we asked Abel Ortuo of Havana House about this box of cigars, he
smoked one, which he said was the real thing. The other cigar, he said,
didn't belong to that box at all. Although he doesn't know where the switch
could have occurred, he suggested it could have occurred at the factory
before the box was sealed.
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The article can be found over at vitolas.net....
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