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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
All American Tobacco Sale!
Monday, July 29, 2013
Cigars worth $250,000 Stolen From a Florida Warehouse
Officials say that cases of cigars worth $250,000 have been stolen from a South Florida warehouse. As per the Broward Sheriff's Office, a surveillance video showed several burglars breaking into the Florida Distributors Inc. warehouse in Tamarac early Friday at around 1:30 a.m. The burglars apparently got into the warehouse through the roof. The sheriff's office says that over the course of two hours, the burglars stole approximately 700 cases of cigars in three vehicles. They took around two hours to stuff the stock of cigars into a van that was waiting outside. Authorities are investigating into the case and they think the suspects are professionals.
A group of burglars broke into a Tamarac cigar warehouse through its roof early Friday, taking their time to load and drive away with Dutchmaster stogies worth close to $300,000, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
The suspects took the cigars from Florida Distributors Inc. at 2700 Northwest 55th Court, with video showing them jumping a fence at about 1:30 a.m. before they entered the warehouse, the BSO said in a statement.
They
loaded about 700 cases of cigars into three vehicles before they eventually
drove away, after spending about two hours at the warehouse, according to the
BSO.
"They
were very methodical. They took their time. They didn't appear as if they were
rushing," Det. Michael Colantuno said.
At least six thieves were involved. They climbed a tree to the
roof, managed to cut open the rebar covering a skylight, and jumped into the
warehouse, according to Colantuno.
Much of
the heist was caught on surveillance video inside the warehouse, but a key
warning never sounded.
"Alarm
didn't go off, because for some reason, the sensor didn't detect
anything," said Rizwan Ishaque, the owner of Florida Distributors.
Authorities
can only guess where the suspects took their haul of cigars.
"It
could be anywhere. Down in Miami, Palm Beach, could be Broward, could be
anywhere," Colantuno said.
The BSO
found 56 boxes of cigars left on the roof that are worth about $19,000,
Colantuno said. They will be checked for DNA. The BSO is also reviewing
surveillance cameras from nearby buildings to pinpoint the vehicles involved.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Big Savings on Little Cigars!
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
The Executive of the world's largest cigar manufacturer in a crux!
The ATF have taken control of three top-notch sports cars, a Ferrari California Convertible, an Audi A5 convertible and a Porsche Panamera and more than $1 million from the world’s biggest cigar maker. The ATF have grabbed funds of the president of Royal Gold Cigars, Mr. Alex Goldman from his two different bank accounts. Royal Gold Cigars is the premium cigar section of Swisher International, the world’s biggest cigar manufacturer.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has seized over $1 million and three high end sports cars from an executive of the world's largest cigar manufacturer.
According to federal court documents filed in the Eastern District of California, the ATF seized funds from two separate bank accounts connected to Alex Goldman, the president of Royal Gold Cigars. Royal Gold Cigars is the premium cigar division of Swisher International, the world's largest cigar maker.
About $538,000 was seized from an ING Direct checking account associated with Goldman on May 23, 2013. The ATF also seized a 2011 Ferrari California convertible, a 2011 Audi A5 convertible and a 2013 Porsche Panamera, all with New Jersey plates.
The same day, the ATF also seized $546,000 from a Wachovia bank account connected to Goldman and Harold Levinson and Associates. The website for Harold Levinson and Associates describes themselves as "one of the nation's largest full line convenience store distributors."
The court documents don't spell out the relationship between Goldman and Harold Levinson and Associates, but Goldman was the owner and CEO of House of Oxford Distributors, which was sold to Harold Levinson and Associates in 2010, according to Goldman's LinkedIn page.
A press release from Swisher International said Goldman was brought on as president of Royal Gold Cigars earlier this year.
The ATF would not comment on the story, saying it's an ongoing investigation, but a Department of Justice spokesperson did say there was a connection to Sacramento.
All other documents related to the case are sealed.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Hot Summer Savings!
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First Cigars into Space Launched
Alan Rubin, who is the owner of Alec Bradley Cigar Company launched first cigars into Space today. The Company enclosed 30 of its Mundial cigars to a weather balloon and effectively discharged them into the stratosphere. He has had the cigar brand named Mundial on his mind for nearly five years. The word means “global" in many languages apart from English and is familiar to fans of World Cup soccer. Something or the other always interfered with the Mundial project, but finally after he was ready with the brand, he decided to launch the first cigars into space with this brand.
The phrase "cigar launch" took on a more literal meaning this morning when the Alec Bradley Cigar Company attached thirty of its new Mundial cigars to a weather balloon and successfully released them into the stratosphere from atop the Palms Casino Resort. After traveling approximately 18 miles up, the weather balloon ruptured, a parachute deployed, and the Mundial cigars gently fell back to earth in perfect condition, ready to be smoked.
"We have made history," said Sam Phillips, vice president of marketing for Alec Bradley, via a text message. The cigars were found in the Sheep Range mountains, about a two hour drive north of Las Vegas.
According to company owner Alan Rubin, the space launch took about three to four months to plan with Sky-Probe.com, a company that specializes in high-altitude balloon launches. Sky-Probe oversaw this morning's launch, which took place on the patio area of Phil Maloof's penthouse in the Palms, as well as the subsequent retrieval.
While the launch preparations, which included contacting the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure the cigars and weather balloon complied with regulations, were fairly controllable, retrieval of the Mundial cigars was another matter.
"You can't control the wind. The retrieval is a huge part of this; we have no clue where [the cigars] are going to come down," said Rubin just after the launch. "We had to coordinate with Sky-Probe, making sure the payload could hold enough cigars for us; and then all of the logistics of how it was going to look, what we wanted it to look like and what it represented for us. There's a lot of minute details."
Rubin said he plans to give one of the spaced-out Mundials to Phil Maloof for his generosity to help make the launch a reality. He also wants to hang five of the cigars on a wall in his home and plans to explore the idea of donating a portion of the cigars to a charity auction.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Smokin' Hot Cigar Samplers
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