About a week ago, Cigar Aficionado reported about thousands of Arturo Fuente cigars being stolen in Florida. The report states that a truck was stolen – on the back of the truck? A whole sea container of cigars. The theft is so bad, that’s going to effect market supply for Arturo Fuente for the entire year.
From their piece:
In an official letter, company president and owner Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr., stated:
“I was stunned—this has never happened to us in over a century of business. Unfortunately, we can’t replace the hundreds of thousands of cigars that were stolen, and this loss will cause more shortages of Fuente cigars this year. We will allocate our cigars in a fair manner…We have been expanding our factory in the Dominican Republic for the last two years and we hope to increase production in the future.”
For more on this story as it develops, be sure to read the full piece here:
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/thousands-of-fuente-cigars-stolen-19331
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