Operation Team Player nets more than $25,000 worth of fake goods
The 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic netted a win not only for the Washington Capitals, but also for intellectual property...
Learn MoreTechNavio Says Growth of the Healthcare Industry Expected to Impact the Global Anti-counterfeit Packaging Market by 2019
The Global Anti-counterfeit Packaging Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.23 percent from 2015-2019, says research firm...
Learn MoreHolograms to Grow in 2015, says IHMA
The hologram industry is likely to see further growth as the pace at which anti-counterfeiting technologies combine to provide...
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The Reality of a Fake
A new exhibition explores the various levels of authenticity in fashion
Unless you have been super vigilant and only bought your...
Learn MoreTax 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,...
Learn MoreTax hikes on cigarettes and alcohol to encourage smuggling, tradesmen union says
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...
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