![New York City is awash in illegal booze and cigarettes thanks to bootlegging, as high taxes and limited enforcement on alcohol and cigarette sales make the state prime for bootlegging New York City is awash in illegal booze and cigarettes thanks to bootlegging, as high taxes and limited enforcement on alcohol and cigarette sales make the state prime for bootlegging](https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/s3fs-public/SMALLBIZ_161119958_AR_-1_TZUHZCAHSPKZ.jpg)
New York City is awash in illegal booze and cigarettes thanks to bootlegging, as high taxes and limited enforcement on alcohol and cigarette sales make the state prime for bootlegging
![AG James, NY Drug Enforcement Task Force, And NY Strike Force Take Down Bronx Gun And Heroin Trafficking Ring | New York State Attorney General AG James, NY Drug Enforcement Task Force, And NY Strike Force Take Down Bronx Gun And Heroin Trafficking Ring | New York State Attorney General](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/NYSOAG/2020/02/3140958/octf-iron-empire-1-p2_original.jpg)
AG James, NY Drug Enforcement Task Force, And NY Strike Force Take Down Bronx Gun And Heroin Trafficking Ring | New York State Attorney General
![New York City is awash in illegal booze and cigarettes thanks to bootlegging, as high taxes and limited enforcement on alcohol and cigarette sales make the state prime for bootlegging New York City is awash in illegal booze and cigarettes thanks to bootlegging, as high taxes and limited enforcement on alcohol and cigarette sales make the state prime for bootlegging](https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/s3fs-public/styles/width_280/public/SMALLBIZ_161119958_V2_-1_KJKAIFQPRGOL.jpg)