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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The absence of the Anti-Counterfeiting Bill has slowed down punitive action against comapanies involved in production of...
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Can you spot the fake Birkin above with just a glance*? Natalie Wyll and Alexa Ridolfi, the sisters who run A Second Chance...
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Fake Apple Watch Already Selling In China For Just $40
It underscores the amazing speed at which Chinese counterfeiters can bring clones to the market. Chinese fake goods manufacturers...
Learn MoreCivil Defence Arrests 7 Fake Petroleum Product Dealers In Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven persons for allegedly transporting fake petroleum...
Learn MoreOp-ed: The five consumer groups buying fake brands in China—and what to do about them
Associate Professor in Marketing Lars Bergkvist at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo and Li Wanzhen at the EDHEC Business...
Learn MoreWA cigarette smuggling could increase under Inslee tax
Nearly one-third of Washington’s potential cigarette tax revenues were lost to smuggling or tax evasion in the 2013 fiscal year,...
Learn MoreCourt Remands Man In Prison For Counterfeiting Alomo Bitters
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a Lagos based businessman, Akintunde Smith in prison...
Learn MoreChinese government pledges to step up crackdown on selling fake goods online
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has pledged to intensify the crackdown on the sales of fake products online in...
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Man admitts raft of illegal tobacco, alcohol and fake DVD offences in Cornwall
A man has been fined and handed a suspended sentance over fake Muppets movies, illegal tobacco and booze. Ian James Whipp, 59 of...
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Police bust cigarette smuggling ring
Customs officials in the city of Graz have arrested five cigarette smugglers responsible for smuggling about 1.3 million...
Learn MoreAustrian customs officials bust int’l cigarette smuggling ring
Investigators from the Customs Office in the city of Graz on Wednesday arrested five cigarette smugglers who have smuggled about...
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