German national arrested after 2.5million cigarettes seized at Tilbury Docks
A GERMAN man was arrested at Tilbury Docks on suspicion of smuggling 2.5 million cigarettes into the UK.The haul, worth around...
Learn MoreStriving towards balanced tobacco regulation in Nigeria
The recent public hearing held by the Senate to gauge the views of stakeholders in the tobacco industry towards passing a...
Learn MoreIssue Directive on enhancing the tobacco smuggling
On September 30th, 2014, the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 30/CT-TTg on enhancing the tobacco smuggling.According to the...
Learn MoreInterpol: Organized crime, aware of weak points, targets counterfeit drugs
Organized crime has moved into selling counterfeit and compromised prescription drugs in Europe, exploiting the mishmash of...
Learn MoreCouple sentenced to prison for taking bribes, smuggling items into prison
A former Three Rivers prison guard and his wife will serve time after pleading guilty to smuggling contraband into the prison,...
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California health and child-welfare agency may seek increase in tobacco tax
An earlier headline on this article incorrectly stated that First 5 California is urging an increase in the tobacco tax. The...
Learn MoreCigarette smuggling racket exposed
According to SA sources, trucks full of cigarettes worth millions of dollars have been shipped into that country illegally,...
Learn MoreNAFDAC destroys N100m counterfeit’s drugs in Enugu
NAFDAC said it will continue to fight drug counterfeiting and other related hazardous practices to safeguard the health of...
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Up In Smoke: Government Funding Vanishes, Smoking Rates Rise
After years of decline, smoking is on the rise in New York City. While pointing to reductions in state and city spending on...
Learn MorePackaging changes may see Limerick shop stub out fag trade
THE proprietor of Limerick’s only dedicated tobacco shop has revealed she might have to stop selling smoke and snuffs to stay in...
Learn MoreMore like FAKE-book: How nearly a quarter of fashion and luxury ads on the social media website hawk counterfeits
A new study has revealed that a quarter of ads for luxury goods shown on Facebook are selling counterfeit products. The study...
Learn MoreRevealed: the £2m illegal tobacco baron from Rochdale on Crimestopper’s Most Wanted list
The man behind a £2.2m cigarette smuggling operation has been revealed as one of 10 people from Manchester on the Crimestoppers...
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