Tax hikes on tobacco, alcohol raise smuggling worries
The government’s first tax increases of the new year were introduced on fixed taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages,...
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The recent rise in fixed tax from cigarettes and alcohol over the inflation rate will encourage smuggling, the head of the...
Learn MoreFive Irish arrested by Spanish police in smuggling swoop
Five Irish nationals, a Norwegian and a Spanish lawyer have been arrested in what is understood to be a major Spanish police...
Learn MoreNew anti-smoking weapons are needed
It is still not too late to quit. The year is still young and even if you did not start yet or have already relapsed, you can...
Learn MoreExtras on excise: virginia is part of the cigarette smuggling problem, but also part of the solution?
Due to having one of the lowest state excise taxes for cigarettes—$0.30 for a pack of 20 cigarettes—Virginia is a very popular...
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Birmingham UGG boots store in ‘fake scam’ after two arrested on suspicion of fraud
Two suspected fraudsters have been arrested after police swooped on a city centre Birmingham shop which had allegedly been...
Learn MoreSouth Africa: Pakistani Businessman in Court for Cigarette Smuggling
Yesterday, 38-year-old Suid Mohammed appeared in the Lehurutshe Magistrate’s Court for trying to smuggle illicit tobacco...
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Saudi seizes smuggled ‘X-Mas’ trees
Saudi customs authorities arrested two Arab men trying to smuggle Christmas trees into the conservative Gulf kingdom through its...
Learn MoreRetailers fear surge in illegal cigarettes
A NORTHSIDE shopkeeper has warned that Ireland could face a dramatic increase in black market cigarettes over the coming...
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Dismissed Customs exec Ernesto Aradanas denies link to oil smuggling
The former chief of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) Davao collection district has dismissed as “not true, baseless and malicious”...
Learn MoreAlibaba Spends More Than $160 Million In Fight Against Counterfeit Goods
Alibaba claims that the company has spent more than $160 million in its crusade to eliminate fake products in its e-commerce...
Learn MoreDodgy Vodka and Fake Cigs: Pirated Goods Hit UK This Festive Season
Christmas drinkers have been warned to keep a close eye on their spirits this festive season, after a batch of counterfeit vodka...
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