Counterfeit goods: hotspots and why they are so dangerous
A new BBC investigation has found that the black market for counterfeit goods is doing a roaring trade, particularly in certain...
Learn MoreFICCI CASCADE associates with NACEN to organize ‘Socio-Economic Impact of Illicit Trade’
The objective was to sensitize trainee officers of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) on the ill effects of...
Learn MoreSubstandard quality of seeds, fertilisers, pesticides haunts farmers.
“Agriculture department joint director from Vizianagaram district, GSNS Leelavathi told TOI that they plan to form...
Learn MoreTurkish customs units confiscate record 3.3 million packs of smuggled cigarettes
a significant anti-smuggling operation yesterday, customs units confiscated 3.3 million packs of cigarettes on their way into...
Learn MoreTrader of fake cigarettes nabbed
Police and Barangay Barucboc officials in Quezon, Isabela, arrested on Wednesday a dealer of fake cigarettes who was caught...
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Man smuggled cigarettes inside lorry load of frozen onions
A man who smuggled cigarettes into Britain inside a cargo of frozen onions has been locked up.
Marius Majchrzak, 43, was arrested...
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Tobacco smuggling clampdown at waterport Terraces
Customs officers have moved to clamp down on tobacco smuggling in the area of Waterport Terraces.
The Government says it has...
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Tobacco smuggling burns hole in the revenue’s tax take
An increase in smuggling and the ban on displaying tobacco products in shops has led to a substantial decline in Treasury duty...
Learn MoreMeghalaya police holds awareness programme over counterfeit products
To counter the alarming growth of counterfeit products entering the market in the state and country, the Meghalaya police in...
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US Officials seize 65m in counterfeit goods in Pureto Rico
Special agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, working with U.S. Customs...
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Novel Research: Illegal cigarettes trade in Romania soars to 16.9pct in May
The cigarettes smuggling increased in May 2016 to a market share of 16. percent, as compared to 14.6pct in March, show data...
Learn MoreHuge armoured tank crushes fake Raybans and pirated DVDs in crackdown on counterfeit goods in The Philippines
It was an unusual sight but an armoured personnel carrier was used to destroy pirated DVDs during a ceremonial destruction of...
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