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British American Tobacco in South Africa: Any Means Necessary
British
American
Tobacco
in South
Africa:
Any Means Necessary
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Authors
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Introduction
BAT’s History of Operating With Impunity
BAT’s Web of Surveillance
Direct Links to BAT’s London Headquarters
The Cover-Ups:
In Too Deep:
Conclusion
Appendices
Endnotes
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Ultimately, BAT’s dubious activities helped
keep consumers addicted to its deadly
products at the expense of public health
and the public purse.
Introduction
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BAT’s History of
Operating with
Impunity
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Early warning signs across the region
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...fueling conflict,
organized crime and
political instability
across the region.
BAT’s History of Operating with Impunity
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The evidential paper trail of BAT’s
apparently nefarious activity in the region
stretches back decades.
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BAT’s Web of
Surveillance
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The ultimate goal: disruption, no matter
what
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BAT’s Web of Surveillance
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BAT’s Web of Surveillance
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How BAT did it: The service provider, FSS
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BAT’s Web of Surveillance
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How BAT did it: State capture and collusion
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BAT’s Web of Surveillance
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Direct Links to
BAT’s London
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The role of Globe House
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BAT
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Direct Links to BAT’s London Headquarters
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The SIN network: Controlled (and
pressured) by BAT
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Direct Links to BAT’s London Headquarters
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Direct Links to BAT’s London Headquarters
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Dirty Tobacco: Spies, Lies and
Mega-Prots
Surveillance gear and training also came
from the U.K.
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Direct Links to BAT’s London Headquarters
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The Cover-ups:
BAT Tried to Distort its Links to the
Informant Networks
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The Travelex cards and the “triple agent”
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Agent 5332
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The Cover-ups: BAT Tried to Distort its Links to the Informant Networks
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Tobacco Wars: Inside the spy games and
dirty tricks of southern Africa’s cigarette trade
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The shell company: Vixen
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Crossing the legal line
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In Too Deep:
Dangerous Operations Caused an
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In Too Deep: Dangerous Operations Caused an Agent to Blow the Whistle on BAT
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Lives and families were “at risk”
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In Too Deep: Dangerous Operations Caused an Agent to Blow the Whistle on BAT
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Conclusion
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The company has serious questions to
answer about tobacco smuggling, as well as
tax evasion.
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By maintaining
market dominance
using any means
necessary, including
potentially illegal
activities, it appears
that BAT would do
anything to maintain
its market monopoly
in South Africa.
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Appendices
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The Surveillance Gear:
A Guide to BAT “Toys”
Black Widow Surveillance Trailer
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License Plate Recognition
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Drones
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Cell Phone Bugging and a Surveillance Wish
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In His Own Words: The South African Regulator
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On BAT
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On Agent 5332
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On Travelex
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In His Own Words: The FSS Whistleblower
Appendices
On the crossover between the Apartheid
Police force and FSS:
On operating under no rules
On BAT’s involvement in espionage
On the scope of the operation
On putting live at risk
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On the use of vehicle trackers
On breaking and entering
On the use of the Johannesburg Metro
Police Department’s CCTV for surveillance
On the involvement with organized crime
On being worried for his life
On the location and scope of the informant
network ring
On BAT’s direct involvement in the
informant network ring
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On the purpose of the operations
On BAT’s use of shell companies
On the fate of BAT
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“Absolutely, 100%,
they knew it.
They knew that we
were all behaving
like a criminal gang.
Yes, they were,
absolutely happy
with that…”
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Acknowledgements
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Endnotes
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