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April 22, 2016

Six people – including airport customs officers – have been found guilty in a cigarette smuggling scheme that goes back many...

April 22, 2016

The sale of smuggled cigarettes has reached alarming proportion, inflicting a loss of over Rs20 billion to the national kitty...

April 21, 2016

Lack of stricter measures against producers of fake lubricants, selling of fake lubricants at cheaper prices by unscrupulous...

April 21, 2016

Chaotic sales channels have been blamed for China’s latest fake infant formula scandal where 22,600 cans of counterfeit milk...

April 20, 2016

Huge profit margins, high customs duty and increasing demand among youngsters has led to exponential increase in cigarette...

April 19, 2016

A lawyer at jewellery company Swarovski has said catching counterfeiters who operate offline is equally as important as taking...

April 19, 2016

In 2013, counterfeit goods worth more than €461 billion (about $524 billion at current exchange) were sold across the world,...

April 18, 2016

Global import of counterfeit and pirated goods are worth 461 billion dollars or 2.5 per cent of total global trade, and 63 per...

April 18, 2016

Two recent busts on Oahu bring light to what could be a very serious risk for those looking to change their appearance on the...

April 18, 2016

Think twice before you buy those shoes online. The shady business of “fakes” and counterfeit goods has ballooned into...

April 18, 2016

The market for fake goods is on the rise, with international trade in counterfeited or pirated products valued almost a half a...

April 17, 2016

Abbott and Beingmate have got involved in China’s latest milk powder counterfeiting scandal. Chaotic sales channels of...