Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801: "cross-border flow of cigarettes shows little sign of abating despite a clampdown by authorities on both side of the border fence. In Gibraltar, the number of people arrested for tobacco-related offences has risen sharply year-on-year as the RGP police and HM Customs target organised groups engaged in the clandestine trade.
A similar effort is evident on the other side of the border, where police and Guardia Civil officers are tightening border checks and conducting random 'stop and search' operations in the Campo de Gibraltar area.
But the daily list of arrests and the visual evidence in Gibraltar shows that the sale of cigarettes is as brisk as ever.
Photos taken earlier this month show groups of people gathering to hand out cigarettes and exchange cash on the Gibraltar side of the border.
This is an organised business. One person buys the cigarettes and distributes them among the others in the group.
Spanish law allows one carton per person per day, but if ID details are not logged, then there is nothing to stop people making multiple trips."
