1.   He drew on an American cigarette.

2.   American cigarettes are regarded as top quality and are seen as chic in many countries.

3.   Empty packs of American cigarettes can be redeemed for tickets to movies, discos and concerts.

4.   European governments argue that they lose billions of dollars annually in customs and tax revenues because of illegal sales of American cigarettes that they believe involve U.S. manufacturers.

5.   Experts estimate that perhaps as much as one-fourth of the billions of American cigarettes sold overseas end up in the contraband pipeline.

6.   For years now European authorities have been trying to combat the growing black-market trade in American cigarettes in Europe.

7.   Helms used trade sanction threats to force Japan to buy American cigarettes.

8.   In a few nightclubs, young Albanians dressed in black smoke American cigarettes and listen to jazz.

9.   In Hong Kong, hip clothing stores pass out American cigarettes free to their customers.

10.   In Russian cities, American cigarettes are often used as a means of exchange, in lieu of dollars or rubles.