Excise tax hike on cigarettes irrational choice for Washington
The Washington Legislature appears again poised to go to the cigarette excise tax well. A proposal to hike the state’s excise tax...
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Express & Star investigates: How bootleg cigarettes help fund terrorism
Huge profits from smokers who buy cheap and illegal cigarettes are ending up in the hands of criminal gangs and terrorists....
Learn MoreUndercover investigators highlight illicit tobacco trade in Gateshead
Illegal cigarettes seized as part of a raid on Tyneside could contain human faeces, rat droppings or dead flies. A team of...
Learn MoreVenezuela to install 20,000 fingerprint readers to curb food smuggling
CARACAS: The Venezuelan government will install 20,000 fingerprint recognition readers to prevent smugglers from purchasing goods...
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The lowdown on fake wheels
Fake, according to the Webster dictionary, is something that is not genuine, a forgery, scam and something that is passed off as...
Learn MoreCounterfeiting costs the British beauty industry £201 million a year
The EU’s largest intellectual property agency has warned that beauty consumers should be aware of bogus products...
Learn MoreNigerian phone dealers rally against counterfeiting
In its attempt to sanitise the market, mobile phone dealers in Nigeria have decided to fight against importation and sales of...
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18 people accused of £1m cigarette smuggling racket appear in court
EIGHTEEN people appeared in court today over what prosecutors say was a huge-scale evasion of duty on cigarettes and hand-rolling...
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Plain Packaging risk creating a prefect storm for smugglers and terror group
In 2009 I witnessed a massive illegal cigarette haul. 120 million cigarettes, smuggled into Northern Ireland by the IRA. The...
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‘Blind eye to smuggling’ aids gangs
Authorities in Northern Ireland are attempting to keep paramilitary groups sweet by turning a blind eye to smuggling, MPs have...
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Shop assistant caught despite hiding illegal cigs
A shop assistant who saw Customs officers coming to his outlet tried to hide illegal cigarettes under the counter, but to no...
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MMEA Labuan Destroys Contraband Cigarettes, Liquor Worth RM700,000
The Labuan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) disposed contraband cigarettes and liquor worth about RM700,000...
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