P1-B worth of counterfeit goods seized in Parañaque
MANILA,Philippines-Authoritiesseized P1 billion worth of counterfeit goods, mostly footwear and apparel, from 17 warehouses in...
Learn MoreFederal budget: Tax hikes on cigarettes leave smokers digging deeper
OTTAWA — The federal government is substantially hiking taxes on cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars — a move that is sure to...
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Counterfeit charge: man’s not guilty plea
A 60-year-old Newnham man pleaded not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court earlier today to possessing counterfeit money...
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Romania: Behind the Smugglers’ Smokescreen
Cigarette smuggling leaves a dent of ten billion euros in the budgets of EU member states. The trafficking is especially rife on...
Learn MoreNBA cautions fans to be wary of counterfeit All-Star tickets
With basketball fans from across the country heading to New Orleans this week for NBA All-Star 2014 on Sunday, Feb. 16, at New...
Learn MoreSmuggling of tiles hits local industry
KARACHI: Imported, smuggled and under-invoiced tiles have captured 35-40 per cent of the market with Chinese and Iranian tiles...
Learn MoreGlobal economy loses $6b annually to counterfeit mobile phones
While the global economy loses about $6 billion annually to the menace of counterfeit phones coming through the grey market,...
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Organ Smuggling: Turkish Hospitals Traffic Injured Syrian Citizens’ Organs
Were it not for the well-documented terrorism and atrocities that we know are being committed by Turkey’s Erdogan government in...
Learn MoreRussians Drank 10M Litres of Counterfeit Whiskey in 2013
Russian retailers sold 9.9 million litres of whiskey more than the country imported in 2013, according to official statistics...
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Fake-food scandal revealed as tests show third of products mislabelled
Consumers are being sold drinks with banned flame-retardant additives, pork in beef, and fake cheese, laboratory tests show...
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Fake mobile phones are a $6bn market, says MMF
The counterfeit mobile phone market is hard to quantify but could be as much as $6bn a year, according to a new report from the...
Learn MoreBoss dubbed ‘Loadsamoney’ faces going bust after his family were ordered to pay back £400,000 from their counterfeit clothing racket
The jailed drug-dealing boss of a clothing racket faces ruin after he and his family were ordered to pay back more than £400,000...
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