Beedi workers seek viable alternative before anti-tobacco policy is adopted
The Association of Trade Unions, an umbrella organisation of various trade unions fighting for the rights of beedi...
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Liberal MP gives Rolex a hand following fake gift watches story
Backbencher mocked for effusive praise of watchmaker in press release detailing how he bought timepiece to reward himself for all...
Learn MoreTwo million smuggled cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
Revenue officers, acting on intelligence, commenced an examination of a shipping container that had come into Dublin Port from...
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BlockchainStartups Take Aim at Counterfeiting of Luxury Products
The cryptocurrency industry has delivered new technology to the world of luxury commerce, and it’s helping weed out the fakes. It...
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Greek customs seize large quantities of contraband tobacco in Jan, Feb
European anti-fraud agents netted 54 million contraband cigarettes in Greece in cooperation with Greek and Cypriot customs agents...
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Hungary’s tax office recruits drones to crack down on cigarette smugglers
Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) acquired drones through HUF 20 million in European Union funding to crack down...
Learn MoreTobacco taxes exacerbate street crime in Chicago neighborhoods
We all understand that the City of Chicago is in dire need of additional revenue; however, it is critical that policymakers do so...
Learn MoreProducers of fake vehicle products busted
The Administrator of Coscharis Ghana Limited, Samuel Coffi, has charged Government to endeavor to flush out companies that are...
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Blowing in the wind: OLAF helps seizing 75 million cigarettes
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) had a good year’s start by carrying out, between December 2015 and January 2016, several...
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As a small country of 6.9 million inhabitants, Paraguay rarely draws international attention. Unlike some of its neighbors, it...
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Smoking out contraband cigarettes in Northumberland
Whether they’re left crumpled and fizzling on the sidewalk, or tossed with a flick of a finger out a truck’s window, black market...
Learn MoreDearborn Co. Prosecutor’s Office Helps End Counterfeit Goggle Business
Dearborn County authorities are being credited with helping bust a Chinese company selling counterfeit combat goggles.
The...
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