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May 26, 2015

The alarming rise in seizures of contraband and counterfeit cigarettes by customs and police authorities highlights the need for...

May 26, 2015

Alibaba has started using a modified version of a QR code to fight counterfeit fraud and enable individualized marketing. And the...

May 26, 2015

Honey purporting to be Maltese can be found on every shelf, dressed up in fancy logos and promoted as artisan ware, but be...

May 26, 2015

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is definitely finding it tough to walk away from the latest fake-good sales imbroglio. As...

May 26, 2015

Criticised and even sued by luxury brand Gucci and others for facilitating the counterfeit goods trade, Chinese e-commerce giant...

May 26, 2015

Complaints regarding the selling of cheap, untaxed cigarettes and counterfeit tobacco to Crimestoppers have doubled, the charity...

May 25, 2015

Is your spaghetti dinner really Italian? Not if you’re using marinara sauce from a jar, regular supermarket pasta, everyday olive...

May 23, 2015

Judge orders West Lancs crime couple to hand over £100,000 crime proceeds – or face being locked up A crime couple from...

May 21, 2015

The State Health Department is on full alert against rampant selling of imitation medicinal products over the counter. Assistant...

May 21, 2015

A Kirton man, caught with almost 25kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco (HRT) in his house, has been sentenced after an...

May 20, 2015

The I-95 corridor used to be known for drug running up and down the East Coast but now traffickers of a different kind are using...

May 20, 2015

The gangs are flooding our cities with illegal cigarettes and tobacco as they seek to cash in on smokers looking to save money...