# See no evil: How willful ignorance supports the illegal tobacco trade

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T14:20:17+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-evil-willful-illegal-tobacco.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/see-no-evil-how-willful-ignorance-supports-the-illegal-tobacco-trade-7999ae/

Adopting a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to illicit tobacco enables people to avoid thinking about where cheap smokes come from, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.

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