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DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 (Davao Region) announced that its Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) intercepted 308 master cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth an estimated P4.6 million in two separate operations in Digos City, Davao del Sur on Oct. 29 and 30.

On Oct. 30, RSOG-11 officers seized 267 cases of suspected smuggled cigarettes found piled along the roadside in Barangay Tres de Mayo.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2000690/p4-6-million-smuggled-cigarettes-seized-in-digos-city

KUCHING: The Customs Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and alcoholic beverages disguised as frozen shrimp products on Oct 22.

The smuggler was detected making a false declaration upon arrival at the port. However, members of the customs marine unit noticed suspicious activity and followed the truck as it left the port’s transit warehouse. The truck was intercepted on the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway at around 2pm last Tuesday.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/11/1128509/customs-seizes-rm315m-cigarettes-and-alcohol-disguised-frozen-shrimp

Market surveillance forces conducted an unexpected inspection at Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic Ben Thanh Market in District 1 on Thursday, uncovering a large quantity of suspected counterfeit goods, including bags, watches, and sunglasses.

Lots of stalls at the market were found to be offering watches, sunglasses, and bags that appeared to be counterfeit, lacked clear origin, and violated intellectual property rights.

https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20241101/hundreds-of-suspected-fake-fashion-accessories-seized-at-ho-chi-minh-citys-ben-thanh-market/82718.html

Last week, the Pune Rural police seized Rs5 crore cash when a car travelling towards Satara was intercepted during nakabandi.

The Kasara police seized Rs2 crore cash on Wednesday amid the model code of conduct in force in Maharashtra since October 15 for the November 20 assembly polls, an official said.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-2-crore-seized-from-car-during-nakabandi-amid-model-code-of-conduct-in-maharashtra

KUCHING, Nov 1 — The Sarawak Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) foiled an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and liquor declared as frozen shrimp after intercepting the shipment on the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway last Tuesday (October 22).

Sarawak JKDM director Norizan Yahya said they seized a 10-tonne bonded truck carrying 3.4 million cigarettes of various brands, suspected to be from a neighbouring country, along with 2,376 litres of suspected untaxed liquor. The estimated duties and taxes amount to RM3.15 million.

https://selangorjournal.my/2024/11/rm3-15-mln-cigarette-liquor-smuggling-attempt-foiled-in-sarawak/

Navi Mumbai: Following the raid into a farmhouse that manufactured cigarettes under the name of ‘Gold flake’, Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Raigad found leads to three more godown in Talegaon, Pune from where they seized more raw material used for making cigarettes worth Rs 40 lakh. LCB seized the material in five trucks from Talegaon.

Meanwhile, they have also found the details of the owner of the farmhouse of Raigad and have sent a notice to him to be present for further investigations.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-raw-materials-worth-40-lakh-seized-from-talegaon-after-counterfeit-gold-flake-cigarettes-raid-at-karjat-farmhouse-owner-absconding

The Gauteng South African Police Service (SAPS) conducted a counterfeit goods operation and confiscated 1,018 unlawful products valued at R391,677 in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni District on Thursday, October 31.

SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said during the operation, two individuals were detained for dealing with counterfeit and unlawful items. Mobile accessories were also confiscated.

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/almost-r400-000-worth-of-counterfeit-goods-seized-two-arrested-in-boksburg-raid/ar-AA1tnj2W

Law enforcement agencies from 18 countries have seized over EUR 14 million in counterfeit currency in a joint customs and police operation, reported BTA, citing Europol. Most of the seized banknotes are in denominations of 50 and 20 euros and are prop money, often referred to as “movie money”. They are not full replicas of real banknotes. They have design deviations indicating that they are fake, and those distributing them do not face criminal liability.
The raids were conducted in Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Turkiye, France, Croatia, Czechia and the USA. Prop money can be ordered online or legally purchased in prop stores. Counterfeit US dollars and British pounds were also found during the special operation.

https://bnr.bg/en/post/102067204/eur-14-million-in-counterfeit-currency-seized-in-a-europol-operation-in-18-countries