Tanzania: TBS Intensifies Fight Against Fake Products
The Acting Director General of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), Mr Joseph Masikitiko, sheds more light on the problems and measures being taken to address them, in this interview with our Correspondent Moses Ferdinand.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201506220320.html
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Police Seize Over 280 Bottles Of Smuggled Liquor
Police in Nyabihu District have impounded 287 bottles of smuggled liquor after it was sneaked into the country apparently through an illegal border in the Western Province.
The seized liquor include 96 bottles of Red Wine, 48 bottles of Gordon gin, 26 bottles of VeuveClicquot and 24 bottles of Black Label.
http://www.newsofrwanda.com/irembo/28073/police-seize-over-280-bottles-of-smuggled-liquor/
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Smuggled goods from China still cannot be quantified
Le Thi Minh Thuy, head of the GSO’s Trade & Service Statistics Department, at a meeting with the local press on June 12, admitted that the difference in statistics has existed for many years. However,They said this couldnot be blamed entirely on smuggling.
The meeting was organized after National Assembly’s Deputy Mai Huu Tin, who cited the Chinese statistics agency as saying that Vietnam’s excess of imports over exports in trade with China was $43.8 billion, not $29 billion, as announced by GSO.
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Eleven Charged in Counterfeit 5-Hour ENERGY Drink Conspiracy
Washington DC – infoZine – 10 people were arrested after being charged with conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to introduce misbranded food into interstate commerce. The defendants were arrested on charges stemming from the illegal distribution and counterfeit of the liquid dietary supplement 5-Hour ENERGY. One further defendant was not arrested but remains subject to an arrest warrant.
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/62166/
Lear MoreLaunch of Coalition against Illicit Trade (CAIT) to fight global counterfeiting and smuggling
Today marks the launch of the Coalition Against Illicit Trade (CAIT), a new worldwide coalition of businesses and organisations dedicated to fighting the trade of counterfeited and contraband goods, which causes significant harm to consumers, governments, businesses, and society in general.
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As taxes on cigarettes rise, smokers turn to counterfeits
Punitive taxation on cigarettes and extreme tobacco control regulations have resulted in a spike in smuggling of substandard cigarettes.
This has lead to the Government losing tax revenues on sale of cigarettes, as well as the emergence of greater health hazards among the users of cigarettes.
Philips wages war on fake products
International electronic brand Philips has begun a campaign to address counterfeit product sales in Ghana and across the continent.
The campaign dubbed ‘Buy Original’ is aimed at educating consumers on the risk of using fake products.
http://www.starrfmonline.com/1.4602897
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40-year-old man arrested for dealing in illegal wine in Lagos
Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, have apprehended one Alfred Omeke for dealing in illegal wine in Lagos.
It was gathered that Omeke, 40, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested by NAFDAC on June 14, while loading cartons of unregistered wine into a truck in the Trade Fair, Ojo area of Lagos.
http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/19/40-year-old-man-arrested-for-dealing-in-illegal-wine-in-lagos/
Lear MoreFG Urged to Step up Fight against Counterfeiting
The federal government has been urged to intensify its effort in the fight against the influx of counterfeit products in the country.
This was even as investors within and outside Nigeria have expressed displeasure over the huge losses being incurred on a daily basis due to fake manufacturers, despite government commitment to curb their menace
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Correction Officer Accused of Smuggling Contraband Into Manhattan Detention Complex
A New York City correction officer, an inmate and two relatives have been accused of smuggling contraband into the Manhattan Detention Complex, law enforcement officials said on Thursday.
The correction officer, Patricia Howard, 44, was arrested last month after prosecutors said she was found carrying nine grams of cocaine, three ounces of marijuana, four cellphones, tobacco, rolling papers, pliers and a flashlight in a red shopping bag. She intended to smuggle the items to an inmate at the detention complex in Lower Manhattan, where she worked, officials said.