Marlboro Bomb or Fake Transmitter? What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke [, an online cigarette retailer and cigarette manufaturer]? The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property. The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: “The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud”.

Marlboro Bomb or Fake Transmitter?

What were those three strange devices found in August 2003 in 6 cartons of Philip Morris cigarettes addressed to Yesmoke [, an online cigarette retailer and cigarette manufaturer]?

The only thing that seemed certain, by direct admission, after Yesmoke’s denunciation, was that they came from P.M., that is, the devices were Philip Morris property.

The explanation given to the newspaper, Corriere del Ticino, by Marc Fritsch, spokesman for PM international is touching: “The objective was to follow the path of the cigarettes, to check the final destination and prevent any unlawful sale, or fiscal and customs fraud”.