World No Tobacco Day: Illicit tobacco trade still a menace
Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year, globally. Unless we act now, the epidemic will kill over 8 million people every...
Learn MoreFour-fold rise in cigarette smuggling into India: WHO
Cigarette smuggling into the country increased four-fold (by value) between 2012 and 2014, seizure data from the Directorate of...
Learn MoreFour-fold rise in cigarette smuggling into India: WHO
Cigarette smuggling into the country increased four-fold (by value) between 2012 and 2014, seizure data from the Directorate of...
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4 major smuggling hotspots in state
MIRI: The Customs Department has identified Kuching, Miri, Sibu and Bintulu as smuggling hotspots in the state.
Customs deputy...
Learn MoreDangerous fake vodka seized in Liverpool
Giant containers of suspected fake vodka were seized from a house. A 19-year-old arrested over the matter said the 50 litre rjugs...
Learn MoreSale of ‘illegal cigarettes’ surging in India: Report
The high and discriminatory central and state taxes on cigarettes have negatively impacted their sales but have also resulted in...
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Anti-counterfeit tracers to protect cigarettes and alcohol in China
ANTI-counterfeiting group YPB says it has started to supply invisible tracer, ink master batch and scanners to its customers in...
Learn MoreNigeria: Drug Counterfeiting Has Reduced Drastically – NAFDAC
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, has stated...
Learn MoreCounterfeit goods: How to tell the real from the rip-off
As the world has grown smaller, more and more foreign-made goods are hitting our shores. Among them, a flood of fakes, fueled in...
Learn MoreAnti-counterfeit Food Packaging Market is Expected to Reach $62.5 Billion, Globally, by 2020 – Allied Market Research
A new report by Allied Market Research, titled, “Global Anti-counterfeit Food & Beverage Packaging Market- Industry...
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Salford couple smuggled 25 tonnes of illegal tobacco worth almost £4m into the UK
A Salford couple have been jailed after smuggling 25 tonnes of fake tobacco in a fraud costing the taxpayer almost £4m. Feng Gao...
Learn MoreEnd European agreements with tobacco industry designed to curb smuggling, urge experts
The agreements drawn up between the European Union (EU) and the four major transnational tobacco companies, to crack down on...
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