Counterfeiters From China Live Large in California
The Chinese woman has a history of selling counterfeit luxury goods. She has been sued in the U.S. by eight luxury brands. She owes Chanel Inc. $6.9 million for selling products online under its name.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1443126-counterfeiters-from-china-live-large-in-california/
Lear More‘Edible Barcodes’ Help Fight Counterfeit Drugs
Who knew that the answer to fighting the trillion-dollar global counterfeit drug problem rested in a particle the size of a speck of dust? At least that’s what entrepreneur Dr. Hank Wuh is counting on with TruTag Technologies, one of the companies that falls under the larger umbrella of Skai Ventures, the tech-focused venture capital accelerator that he founded. The central idea behind the tech company are “TruTags” – invisible, edible barcodes that can be planted right onto medicine to verify that the pills and tablets you might consume are the real deal.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/edible-barcodes-help-fight-counterfeit-drugs-150710.htm
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Tobacco smugglers see profit go up in smoke
Over the last few months, CRTF officers laid charges against three people and seized 1,720 kilograms of fine cut tobacco, two cases of contraband cigarettes, one vehicle, a boat and an outboard motor. The contraband has a street value of $156,849.
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Fake meds seized in Cebu
SEVERAL boxes of allegedly fake medicines were seized yesterday during a simultaneous raid in five pharmacies in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay and Naga.
Lawyer Augusto Eric Isidoro, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 assistant director, said the medicines and vitamins that were confiscated are counterfeit products of Unilab, a pharmaceutical company.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2015/07/09/fake-meds-seized-418061
Lear MoreHong Kong foils smuggling of cigarettes
Hong Kong Customs announced on Thursday that 100,000 sticks of suspected illicit cigarettes with a market value of about 270,000 HK dollars (about 34,800 U.S. dollars) were seized in an operation on July 7.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/09/c_134397861.htm
Lear MoreICE Thinks Counterfeit Warriors Gear Is a Threat to National Security
Just a few days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it had performed a “slam dunk” enforcement “surge” against counterfeit Golden State Warriors merchandise, a vendor watched over two tables of NBA championship gear on the plaza outside the 24th Street BART station in the Mission. The blue and gold T-shirts and hats were selling for $10 to $15 apiece — a fraction of the cost of “authentic” Warriors apparel — and although the shirts were screenprinted with an ostentatious Adidas logo, the generic tabs told a different story.
Lear MoreThe WHO & High Tobacco Tax in Costa Rica
The average pack of cigarettes costs about ¢1,600 in Costa Rica. Almost 70% of this cost goes to paying various types of taxes.
http://www.costaricantimes.com/the-who-high-tobacco-tax-in-costa-rica/39132
Lear MoreFate of global rare earth miners rests on China smuggling crackdown
The fate of debt-ridden U.S. rare earth miner Molycorp rests on China’s efforts to crack down on networks that smuggled as much as 40,000 tonnes of the vital technology metals out of the country last year, driving down global prices.
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Truck Driver Arrested for Smuggling Out-of-State Recyclables
A California man was arrested last month for trying to trade in nearly 7,000 pounds of recyclables that he hauled in from out of state, officials said.
Carlos Vargas, 42, of Compton, Calif., was arrested on June 23 after he was caught on surveillance gathering thousands of pounds of recyclables from Phoenix, Ariz., that he then brought into Southern California and tried to exchange for cash in an attempt to defraud the California CRV.
Lear MoreMeghalaya losing Rs 90 cr annually
Assam and Meghalaya are incurring revenue losses to the tune of Rs 700 crore every year due to illegal trade of cigarettes, which are manufactured locally as well as are smuggled from the neighbouring nations.
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