Hicksville Man Arrested for Massive Counterfeit Scheme Involving The North Face Merchandise
Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hicksville retailer was arrested yesterday for a massive...
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Sutton man jailed for selling fake and dangerous tobacco products
Ahmad Afsana received a ten and a half month jail term after he admitted a variety of charges against him following a trading...
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Alibaba Taps BassiurTo Tackle Counterfeiting
Just days after the U.S. government issued a stern warning to the China-based e-tailer, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is taking...
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United Kingdom – Christmas shoppers buying toys for their children may unwittingly be supporting organised crime or even...
Learn MoreJail terms for substandard products fakers
The proliferation of substandard products in the country has continued to generate great concern despite efforts by the...
Learn More10 million smuggled cigarettes haul would have cost taxpayer £2m in lost revenue
A huge haul of ten million cigarettes has been seized by Border Force officers at Killingholme docks. The cigarettes had been...
Learn MoreCustoms Intercepts Smuggled Goods Worth N23.07m
Nigeria – The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ikeja, on Saturday said it had...
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Govt loses millions to illegal tobacco trade
Botswana – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Bank said this at a workshop meant to discuss initiatives to...
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Counterfeit Cheese, Fish And Vodka: Fake Food And Drinks Are A Very Real Problem
As a consumer, we kind of expect to be tricked about what we eat or drink. How many times have you bought juice, only to later...
Learn MoreChina’s appetite for bird nests leads smuggling to take flight
Beijing – With China in the grip of a harsh winter, the demand for edible bird’s nests, a delicacy known for its skin...
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Greek crisis and tax hike foster cigarette smuggling
(ANSAmed) – Naples – Consumption of smuggled cigarettes has risen by about 50% in Greece since the economic crisis...
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China’s counterfeiters aided by Western firms’ weak response
WENZHOU, China (AP) — An Associated Press investigation published last week uncovered systemic fraud in China’s...
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