Creating criminals and then becoming criminals to catch them

Gee, the state puts massive taxes on cigarettes, provoking a roaring black market trade. Then the government jumps in with huge law enforcement resources to stop the trade. They do so by selling a quarter billion cigarettes on the black market.

So let me get this straight: our "fearless leaders" in their lust for money make the criminals, build a huge instrument of oppression to suppress the crime they have created and then become criminals to catch the other criminals who only became criminals because of our "fearless leaders'" lust for money and power.

What a swell group of guys and gals we have at the top. Kinda makes you proud.