Cigarette smuggling is red hot in Illinois, and taxes are to blame
Illinois’ cigarette-smuggling rank jumped the most out of any state studied in a new report issued by the MackinacCenter for...
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Customs report major rise in seizures of contraband tobacco
Customs officers have reported major increases in illegal tobacco...
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Fake organic brands thrive under FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been issued a legal notice by the Crop Care Federation of India...
Learn MoreLargest Underground Cigarette Factory Dismantled in Spain
SEVILLE, Spain – Spanish security forces on Wednesday dismantled the largest underground cigarette factory in the country in an...
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Rosselkhoznadzor: Belarus continues smuggling products
Belarus continues bringing sanctioned goods into Russia. Charter97.org learnt it from Russia’s agricultural watchdog...
Learn MoreAnti-counterfeiting group warns of consumer, economic dangers
Two weeks before the start of Super Bowl XLIX, law-enforcement officials were trying to get the word out on the harmful impact...
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Chanel says Houston company selling fake products
Chanel Inc. is suing over claims a Houston company is continuing to sell counterfeit products using Chanel’s trademarks.Chanel...
Learn MorePhoenix police brace for more counterfeit NFL goods
Phoenix police have arrested five people for allegedly selling counterfeit NFL merchandise, just two weeks ahead of Super Bowl...
Learn MoreNigeria: SON Considers Stiffer Sanctions Against Substandard Goods
Standards Organisation of Nigerian, SON, has said it is considering imposing additional sanctions on importation of substandard...
Learn MorePalisades Park man sentenced to time served for role in counterfeit-goods ring
NEWARK – A federal judge showed leniency toward a Bergen County man on Thursday, sentencing him to time served after determining...
Learn MoreStudy: tobacco smuggling now a way of life in high tax states
The MackinacCenter for Public Policy just released its 2013 estimates for cigarette smuggling rates in 47 US states and the...
Learn MorePolice seize half a tonne of smuggled tobacco worth £180,000 from New Malden business park
Police officers seized 500kg of smuggled tobacco from a New Malden business park. The goods were wrapped in Golden Virginia...
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