Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Seizure of Congo Tobacco Company trucks
Rwandan police seized eight heavy trucks owned by the Congo Tobacco Company, a PTG subsidiary operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Authorities alleged that the vehicles were being used in terrorism-related activities organized by former Rwandan officials. The available reference does not state the final legal disposition of the seizure or establish wrongdoing by PTG.
1980
Forest clearing associated with tobacco drying
During the 1980s, Burundi Tobacco Company reportedly cleared extensive forest areas in Kirundo Province to supply wood for tobacco-drying ovens and did not undertake reforestation. This is an environmental criticism recorded in the historical account rather than a reported regulatory finding.