Casey Seiler reports in the Times Union the state Department of Taxation and Finance announced Thurs., Apr. 25, the arrests of 10 people in raids of 12 cigarette shops throughout the Capital Region and Hudson Valley where pre-rolled, untaxed cigarettes were allegedly sold. W.T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail the Tobacco House of Jin, located at 320 West Bridge St. in Catskill was one of the shops targeted in the investigation. The raid at House of Jin resulted in one arrest and the seizure of a roll-your-own machine, a computer, 34 cartons of untaxed cigarettes and $5,000 in cash. Roll-your-own shops attempt to use a legal loophole in tax law by providing loose tobacco for customers to roll themselves. The raids were conducted by the Tax Department, the State Police, the Department of Homeland Security and local police departments following undercover purchases of untaxed cigarettes earlier this year.