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BREAKING NEWS – Chen Zhi, shareholder of Habanos S.A., arrested in Cambodia and deported to China

7 January 2026

The Cambodian businessman of Chinese origin has been indicted by US authorities for massive cyber fraud.   Chen Zhi, a shareholder of Habanos SA, who was being prosecuted by US authorities for massive cyber fraud, has been arrested in Cambodia and deported to China. Cambodian authorities “arrested three Chinese nationals, Chen Zhi, Xu Ji Liang, and Shao Ji Hui, and
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World’s largest cigar factory threatened by the Chen Zhi investigation

18 December 2025

Is Tabacalera de Garcia, which employs 2,000 people in the Dominican Republic, likely to close due to US sanctions against the Cambodian businessman?   The Dominican Republic’s Tabacalera de Garcia, the world’s largest cigar factory, can no longer sell its cigars in the United States due to sanctions imposed by US authorities against Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, accused of massive
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Cuban cigars: Chen Zhi soon to be “removed” from Tabacalera shareholding

16 December 2025

“The necessary measures are underway to ensure that Chen Zhi is completely removed from our operations,” Tabacalera told AFP.   Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, a fugitive wanted by US authorities for massive cyber fraud, will be removed from the shareholding of Habanos S.A., Tabacalera told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Habanos S.A. is a joint venture owned equally by the Cuban state
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Will Northern Europe soon be deprived of Cuban cigars?

9 December 2025

Elite Trading Scandinavia AB, a subsidiary of Habanos SA in Sweden, has until December 10 to prove that it has no connection with Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, who is being prosecuted by US authorities for cyber fraud.   Wherever he is, Chen Zhi, the Cambodian businessman of Chinese origin, is watching the empire he built in about ten years crumble
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“The Treasure of Montecristo” premiered in Spain

27 October 2025

Montecristo Elba, first limited edition 2025, was presented this Saturday, October 25, in Las Ventas bullring in Madrid.   Announced at the 25th Festival del Habano last February, the Montecristo Elba Limited Edition 2025 was presented to the public on Saturday, October 25 in Madrid, during the annual Club Pasión Habanos party, in Las Ventas bullring, a major bullfighting venue.
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Montecristo Elba LE 2025 to be launched on October 25

5 September 2025

The world premiere organized by Club Pasión Habanos and Tabacalera will take place at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid.   Announced at the 25th Habano Festival last February, the Montecristo Elba Limited Edition 2025 will be presented to the public on October 25th in Madrid. As with the launch of the H. Upmann Magnum Finite EL 2024 last year,
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A vintage La Gloria Cubana regional edition available in Spain

4 September 2025

The Gloria Cubana D No. 5 RE Spain 2017 returns to Spanish cigar shops after several years of aging.   First released in 2018, La Gloria Cubana D No. 5 Regional Edition Spain 2017 is back under the Fuera de Serie concept—which translates as “exceptional” or “one of a kind”—developed by Tabacalera, co-shareholder of Habanos SA and exclusive distributor of
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Tabacalera, co-shareholder of Habanos SA, launches a new non-Cuban brand in Europe and Asia

25 November 2024

Already available in Spain, the brand of Cuban origin, now rolled in Honduras, will be released in several countries during 2025.    After VegaFina and Capitol, Tabacalera, also owner of 50% of Habanos S.A., is launching a new brand in Europe. Henry Clay War Hawk cigars have already been available in Spain for a few weeks and will arrive in
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