International online cigarette purchase? seized!!?

Question

I was wondering if it is legal to order cigarettes online and have them shipped from Europe. I did this once without a problem. They took forever to arrive, but they did arrive! Now, on my second order (from a different site) my cigarettes were seized by customs in Jamaica, NY. I recieved a letter from U.S. Customs and Border Protection sternly notifying me that per the imported cig compliance act of 2000, impose strict requirements for lawful importation of cigs. So they seized them, and i don't want to be legally penalized for doing this so i might just ignore the letter :( let them dispose of them without furter repurcussions. Any information or tales of a simliar happening?

Answer 1

Thet probably won't persue you.  The cigs are gone.  Tax issues and licensing problems prohibit the import through the mail.  200 cigs per person upon entering the country.  Help them with what ever thay ask of you and don't by them overseas.