Chinese 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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Israel’s Shin Bet, Tax Authority Foil Arms Smuggling Into Gaza
Customs agents working with the Shin Bet security agency have thwarted four attempts in recent months to smuggle weapons...
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Weight-loss supplement laced with Prozac ‘a fake’
FDA building signA weight-loss supplement sold by USPlabs was found to contain the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s...
Learn MoreOne in three people who order designer products online receive a fake – prompting retailers to advise customers how to spot counterfeit items
A third of Americans have purchased designer goods online which have turned out to be fakes.
According to new research by fashion...
Learn MoreRM2.4 bil revenue lost due to cigarette, liquor smuggling
The country loses about RM1.9 billion in revenue annually as a result of cigarette smuggling activities and another RM500 million...
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Sniffer dogs discover large amounts of illegal tobacco in Lancashire raids
SNIFFER dogs helped to discover large amounts of illegal tobacco in raids carried out by Lancashire County Council trading...
Learn MoreFake toner products worth Dh11 million seized in RAK
The tools used in the counterfeit process, along with the duplicate products were seized in collaboration with the inspectors of...
Learn MoreCounterfeit Components Continue to Slam Electronics Industry
The problem of counterfeiting keeps getting worse. In 2013, the US Customs and Border Protection reported more than 24,300...
Learn MoreProposed Tobacco Tax Increase Will Simply Encourage More Smuggling
State legislatures across the country have piled on the tobacco taxes over the past decade. Not surprisingly, this has created a...
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