Ombudsman: Some 40% of all tobacco products sold in Russia are counterfeit
May 24, 2017
About 35-40 percent of tobacco products sold on the Russian market are illegally produced, Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov...
Learn MoreFake goods on the rise in India; illicit trade increases 44% in two years, new report shows
May 18, 2017
A study from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in India has revealed that the trade of fake...
Learn MoreCombating Sale of Counterfeit and Falsified Medicines Online: A Losing Battle
May 16, 2017
The rapid growth of technology has transformed many brick-and-mortar businesses into online businesses, and medicines are now...
Learn MoreRecord smuggling attempt thwarted in Poland
May 10, 2017
A record smuggling attempt of nine tonnes of tobacco was thwarted when Polish police found the contraband, worth PLN 5.5 million...
Learn MoreFake cosmetics worth $100m seized in crackdown.
May 10, 2017
Almost 70 tonnes of fake cosmetics have been seized and three business owners detained in an ongoing crackdown by the Interior...
Learn MoreCounterfeit, smuggled cigarettes thriving in India
May 8, 2017
The illicit market in smuggled and counterfeit cigarettes is thriving in India, so much so that industry reports have claimed...
Learn MoreCambodia seizes 68 tonnes of fake cosmetic products
May 8, 2017
Cambodian authorities have confiscated 68 tonnes of fake cosmetic products that purported to be made in countries like Japan and...
Learn MoreHuge haul of cigarettes and fuel seized by Revenue
May 4, 2017
Almost 45 million cigarettes worth €23.5m were seized in 2016 while nearly 400,000 litres of fuel were confiscated, according to...
Learn MoreNewcastle tobacco plot foiled after man found with more than 350,000 illicit cigarettes
May 4, 2017
A tobacco smuggling plot has been stubbed out after a man was caught with more than 350,000 cigarettes stashed at his Newcastle...
Learn MorePetroleum smuggling rampant in Rautahat
May 4, 2017
Gas station operators in Rautahat district headquarters Gaur and elsewhere in the district are reportedly involved in smuggling...
Learn MoreDeadly Fake Goods – $1.9 Billion In Counterfeit Products Includes Rum, Shoes, Appliances
May 4, 2017
Rum is among the latest items being counterfeited by criminals in Jamaica. The bulk of the $1.9 billion worth of fake goods...
Learn MoreGrowth of online shopping spurs trade in counterfeit products.
May 3, 2017
At a glance, the two websites bearing the Pandora name appear strikingly similar, showing glittering images of charms, bracelets...
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