Smuggling cost the Philippines $3 billion in 2011
Illicit capital flows into and out of the Philippines are sapping billions from the real economy, perpetuating corruption,...
Learn MoreDuterte faces Senate today on rice smuggling
DAVAO CITY , Philippines – Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is set to appear before a Senate inquiry on rice smuggling today. Duterte...
Learn MoreHaryana unearths cough syrup diversion to Bangladesh
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) In a crackdown against abuse of medicinal intoxicants, Haryana’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA)...
Learn MoreMoves to stop illegal cigarette trade boost black market
The Government is missing the target when it comes to reducing tobacco consumption, writes Tony Hickey. I strongly believe that...
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Feds seize $21m-worth of fake NFL merchandise
Federal agencies in the US have seized more than $21.6m-worth of counterfeit National Football League (NFL) merchandise in the...
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China steps up efforts to combat ivory smuggling
The headline-grabbing haul came from about 700 slaughtered elephants. That is a fraction of the estimated 22,000 animals killed...
Learn MoreIncrease in Cigarettes smuggling
Islamabad: As cigarettes are highly taxed in Pakistan because of their harmful effects on public health, the government is losing...
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Asia-11 study: Pakistan, along with Vietnam, top consumer of illicit cigarettes
KARACHI: Despite all the efforts put in by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), illicit cigarettes still account for one-fourth...
Learn MoreTobacco smuggling gobbles up sales tax revenue
That tobacco products are being smuggled into the country, evading the 100 percent sales tax, is evident from the decrease in...
Learn MorePalau Quarantine Officer To Serve Jail Time For Illegal Cigarette Smuggling
A quarantine officer from Palau national government is set to serve two years in jail for his involvement in an illegal cigarette...
Learn MorePoll on mind, Cabinet set to ratify sops
The Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday seems to have a definite agenda. With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, the...
Learn MoreMMEA foiled smuggling of cigarettes worth RM1m last year
PORT KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled the smuggling of 3,264,800 cigarettes last year. The haul,...
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