R.J. Reynolds Agrees to Pay Canada C$325 Million
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a unit of tobacco manufacturer Reynolds American Inc., agreed to pay Canada C$325 million ($324 million) to settle government claims it aided cigarette smuggling in the 1990s.
R.J. Reynolds, which sold its Canadian tobacco business to Japan Tobacco Inc. in 1999, agreed to help efforts by the federal and provincial governments to fight the sale of unlicensed tobacco if it resumes sales in Canada, the company said today in a statement. Those measures would affect packaging and marking, according to the statement.