The company says the historical misconduct fell below the standards it sets itself as it faces a hefty bill to conclude cases brought by the US authorities.
British American Tobacco has agreed a $635.2m penalty with US authorities relating to"misconduct" in sanctions-hit North Korea..
That was after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it had conspired to violate US sanctions by selling tobacco products toThe US sanctions regime is in place to choke the Communist country's funding for nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
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