Feds to auction thousands of Zig Zag rolling papers seized by ATF
Friday, September 7, 2012
For those who want to roll their own, the feds can hook you up.
Boxes of Zig Zag wraps - basically cigarette rolling papers are among the thousands of items to be auctioned later this month by the U.S. government
The U.S. government is scheduling an online auction to sell 260 pallets of tobacco and thousands of tobacco products, including Zig Zag Blunt Wrap rolling papers, seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
It is not yet clear how the ATF got its hands on all the merchandise, or why it can now be sold at an auction later this month.
A notice distributed via email today notes that Licensed Tobacco Dealers will be able to make bids via an online auction house, Rick Levin & Associates Inc.
Among the brands: Dutch Masters, White Owl, Garcia Y Vega, Phillies, Swisher Sweets, Backwoods, Black & Mild, Cheyenne, Criss Cross, McClintock, Skoal, Grizzly, Zig Zag, Gambler and many more, according to an email from the Department of the Treasury.
A bidder registration form is located at http://ricklevin.com/Auctions/Online-Auctions.aspx.
(This is an expensive proposition.A copy of the Bidder’s Tobacco Dealer’s License must be submitted together with a completed Bidder Registration Form and a cashier’s check or wire transfer in the amount of $5,000, made payable to Rick Levin & Associates, Inc.)
Zig Zag Blunt Wraps are among the items being auctioned.
Descriptions of the various products that are to be auctioned off include several varieties of Zig Zag blunt wraps, which are for cigar-sized smokes.
The ATF had no immediate comment on the auction, nor did the auction house.
Friday, September 7, 2012
For those who want to roll their own, the feds can hook you up.
Boxes of Zig Zag wraps - basically cigarette rolling papers are among the thousands of items to be auctioned later this month by the U.S. governmentThe U.S. government is scheduling an online auction to sell 260 pallets of tobacco and thousands of tobacco products, including Zig Zag Blunt Wrap rolling papers, seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
It is not yet clear how the ATF got its hands on all the merchandise, or why it can now be sold at an auction later this month.
A notice distributed via email today notes that Licensed Tobacco Dealers will be able to make bids via an online auction house, Rick Levin & Associates Inc.
Among the brands: Dutch Masters, White Owl, Garcia Y Vega, Phillies, Swisher Sweets, Backwoods, Black & Mild, Cheyenne, Criss Cross, McClintock, Skoal, Grizzly, Zig Zag, Gambler and many more, according to an email from the Department of the Treasury.
A bidder registration form is located at http://ricklevin.com/Auctions/Online-Auctions.aspx.
(This is an expensive proposition.A copy of the Bidder’s Tobacco Dealer’s License must be submitted together with a completed Bidder Registration Form and a cashier’s check or wire transfer in the amount of $5,000, made payable to Rick Levin & Associates, Inc.)
Zig Zag Blunt Wraps are among the items being auctioned.Descriptions of the various products that are to be auctioned off include several varieties of Zig Zag blunt wraps, which are for cigar-sized smokes.
The ATF had no immediate comment on the auction, nor did the auction house.
