Rabat, Jan. 28 -- Following the recent investigation revealing that Swiss cigarettes sold in Morocco have more nicotine than those sold in Europe, Philip Morris's affiliate in Morocco has reacted to the findings.

The investigation's results, recently published by the organization Public Eye, found that "in 2017, 2,900 tonnes of Swiss cigarettes were exported to Morocco, the equivalent of some 3.625 billion 'ciggies.'"

Arousing controversy among Moroccans, the investigation targeted several tobacco brands, including the giant Marlboro, one of the brands produced by Swiss-based tobacco manufacturing company Philip Morris International.

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