Virginia man sentenced for role in cigarette smuggling operation

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Virginia man sentenced for role in cigarette smuggling operation

Mohamed Abdo Elbarati, of Winchester, Virginia, was sentenced in federal court today to 36 months incarceration for unlawful cigarette smuggling, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Elbarati, 32, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes” in February 2016.