Hong Kong customs seizes about 2.1m illicit cigarettes, 13 arrested
HONG KONG: Customs officials seized about 2.1 million illicit cigarettes and arrested 13 people in the latest raid on...
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How e-retailers such as Flipkart, Amazon are keeping fake products at bay
Stung by instances of rogue sellers on their platform shipping dubious products, online marketplaces are putting in place...
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Killing, not curing: deadly boom in counterfeit medicine in Afghanistan
At the beginning of December Najib’s 10-week-old daughter fell ill, crying with stomach ache late into the night. The next day...
Learn MoreTunisia’s smuggling trade poses security risk
At a checkpoint outside Qayrawan, two soldiers inspect a mini-bus transporting locals to Tunis. Looking in the boot, the soldiers...
Learn MoreHoneywell reveals 71% of U.A.E. residents are fearful of the dangers of counterfeit refrigerants used in their homes
A survey released today by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) found that residents of the United Arab Emirates are concerned about potentially...
Learn MoreIRA Terrorists Turn to Tobacco Smuggling as Black Market Thrives
Spanish police have arrested two former members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as part of an investigation into money...
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Cigarette Taxes Encourage Smuggling In Turkey
ISTANBUL – Tax hikes on cigarettes in Turkey are helping increase the demand for smuggled cigarettes from Iraq and Syria. In a...
Learn MoreAlibaba spends $161m to combat fake goods
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world’s largest e-commerce company, spent over 1 billion yuan ($160.7 million) combating...
Learn MoreTobacco smuggling prompts charge
A Chippewa Falls woman working as a contracted jail employee is accused of smuggling chewing tobacco to an inmate at the...
Learn MoreCounterfeit refrigerants throw a scare in UAE
A majority of residents of the United Arab Emirates are concerned about potentially dangerous counterfeit refrigerants, which are...
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Spanish police investigating smuggling operation involving former IRA members
Gardaí are assisting the Spanish police with their investigation into a multimillion euro tobacco and alcohol smuggling...
Learn MoreEx-IRA pair are arrested in Spain over tobacco smuggling probe
A suspected tobacco smuggler from Co Antrim and two former IRA members whose active service unit went on a killing spree around...
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