More charges in contraband tobacco scheme

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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes.

David Brian Cooper, 47, George Bertram, 53, both of Jamestown, Ky., and Tantus Tobacco Co of Russell Springs, Ky., pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss. Trial is scheduled for July 8.

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