Undercover 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...
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Cigarette Smuggling vs. Tobacco Taxes: Which Is Worse?
Rampant cigarette smuggling isn’t the problem in New York–“sky-high” tobacco taxes are, according to an...
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Xiaomi’s biggest rival is not Apple or Samsung, it is counterfeiters: Bloomberg
In a new revelation, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has confirmed that besides chief rivals Apple and Samsung, the biggest competition the...
Learn MoreTobacco smugglers captured
THIRTY-THREE members of an alleged tobacco smuggling group have been arrested in Algeciras by the Guardia Civil. Operation Kozel...
Learn MoreXiaomi Confronts Counterfeits as Fake Products Eat Into Sales
Xiaomi Corp., the Chinese smartphone vendor that overtook Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the world’s largest market,...
Learn MoreDownload: Amazon suing websites over fake product reviews
When you’re shopping, how much do you rely on online reviews?
The Seattle Times reports that Amazon is suing three websites for...
Learn MoreFake wonder cream experiment shows why you can’t trust a clinical trial
This is Rejuvalize, the miracle product that’s so effective 100 per cent of users in clinical trials said it made their skin feel...
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Fake Apple watches spring up in China ahead of official launch
Dozens of unofficial retailers in China are offering fake Apple watches for around USD 55. In the teeming electronics district of...
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44% increase in manufacturing sector losses due to illicit trade: study
Illicit trade in seven major manufacturing sectors has increased industry losses by 44 per cent in two years, said a study....
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Amazon files first-ever suit over fake product reviews, alleging sites sold fraudulent praise
Amazon has filed suit against the alleged operators of sites that offer Amazon sellers the ability to purchase fake 4- and 5-star...
Learn MoreOman crime: Customs seize contraband cigarettes, tobacco in Seeb
Some expatriates were arrested on the charges of trafficking of contraband, and 2,918 cigarettes packets of various brands and...
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Manufacturing sector losses increased 44 per cent due to illicit trade: Study
Seven major manufacturing sectors suffered an estimated loss of Rs 1,05,381 crore during 2013-14 due to illicit trade, according...
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