Police seize half a tonne of smuggled tobacco worth £180,000 from New Malden business park
Police officers seized 500kg of smuggled tobacco from a New Malden business park. The goods were wrapped in Golden Virginia packets and had an estimated £180,000 retail value. They were discovered at a unit on the Kingspark Business Centre in Kingston Road on Wednesday afternoon after police were called by the landlord of a commercial unit.
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FDA warns of fake saline after 1 dies; 40 ill
The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that more than 40 patients were incorrectly injected with “simulated saline.” One patient died and others were hospitalized with fever, chills, tremors and headaches.
The bags, which look like normal saline, are labeled “for clinical simulation” and are designed to be used on dummies — not people.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/national/fda-warns-of-fake-saline-after-1-dies-40-sick
Lear MoreMan tapes 94 iPhones on his body to smuggle into China
Crazy Chinese people news now, and a man has been arrested after trying to smuggle 94 iPhones into China. You might not think that this is mental at all but this man tried to do it by strapping them on to his body, of course.The man caught the attention of inspectors at the Futian crossing in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese metropolis bordering Hong Kong, who noticed the gent was walking a little funny carrying a couple of carrier bags, and was waved through when there was nothing suspicious found in the bags.However, when he went through the metal detector, the alarms went off and he was busted.
http://www.bitterwallet.com/man-tapes-94-iphones-on-his-body-to-smuggle-into-china/82649
Lear MoreLicensed sport merchandise market threatened by counterfeiting; US Operation Team Player tackles problem
Following Ohio State’s win over the Oregon Ducks in the first college football playoff national Championship match, official Ohio State merchandise sales sky-rocketed, rising above the two-day sales levels of the two previous victors – Florida State and Alabama – in just 12 hours. Whilst major sporting events in the US give enormous boosts to the licensed sports merchandise market, they also see a rise in counterfeit sporting goods, which threaten the revenue of legitimate vendors.
Lear MoreSearch for inmate escapee leads to alleged smuggling operation run by exotic dancers
If inmate Jason Adams hadn’t escaped from his roadside work detail in September, Pasco sheriff’s deputies might not have found the crushed Four Loko cans or the spice packets or the Straw-Ber-Ritas.They might not have interviewed the two exotic dancers who told investigators they had romantic relations with inmates on the work detail and, authorities say, smuggled alcohol, tobacco and other contraband to the men.
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Steel sector requests Gov’t help as it faces another difficult year
The steel sector has sought Government support to overcome the challenges it expects to encounter this year, owing to supply exceeding demand and the growing pressure exerted by steel imports.According to the Viet Nam Steel Association, the total production capacity of the steel sector is estimated to touch 22 million tonnes, nearly double the consumption demand.
Meanwhile, Viet Nam has been unable to produce different kinds of steel and mostly relies on imports.
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Fuel smugglers are targeted
Bahrain and other Gulf countries are planning new legislation to curb fuel smuggling.Smuggling of fuel, including diesel, petrol and other products, is frequent across borders where different levels of fuel subsidies create price gaps that criminals can exploit.”The UAE Energy Ministry is working on a law to prevent smuggling of diesel or other products. Saudi is also working on a similar law, and some neighbouring countries also where it is subsidised,” UAE Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazroui told a forum in Abu Dhabi.
Lear MoreGulf countries in plans to curb fuel smuggling
Bahrain and other Gulf countries are planning new legislation to curb fuel smuggling.
Smuggling of fuel, including diesel, petrol and other products, is frequent across borders where different levels of fuel subsidies create price gaps that criminals can exploit, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/OGN_273313.html
Lear MoreAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Partners With US CSPC
Alibaba Group Holding has partnered with US CSPC to end sales of harmful products on its site. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) has partnered with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) to clear out certain products that can be of any sort of harm to US consumers from its retail websites, according to CPSC.
Lear MoreFake eggs may replace oiling in bid to control seagull menace in Gloucestershire
They are the winged menace that terrorise the streets.But their days could be numbered as Cheltenham Borough Council bosses plot the downfall of the town’s booming seagull population.
The authority wants to gain control of the town’s urban gull population to minimise the nuisance and damage they cause.
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