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Prosecutors in Detroit charged 19 individuals with operating a smuggling ring that helped fund Hizbullah with profits generated from smuggled cigarettes, phony tax stamps, counterfeit Viagra pills and stolen rolling paper, according to an indictment issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office Wednesday.

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