Cigarettes smuggled from Georgia, Northern Iraq, Bulgaria
Smuggled cigarettes arrive in Turkey from Georgia, northern Iraq and Bulgaria, while there are large sums of money being...
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Former police boss arrested with 1,800 illegal packets of cigarettes in La Linea
A FORMER police boss has been arrested for smuggling 1,800 illegal packets of cigarettes into Spain.
The ex-chief of La Linea...
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From clamping down on illegal logging in Sarawak, the country’s graftbusters have moved on to Sabah, where they froze 1,623...
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BEIJING—The owner of several of the world’s best-known luxury brands has filed a fresh lawsuit against Alibaba Group Holding...
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Raju (name changed), a 19-year-old boy, was acquitted in a murder case two months ago. “Boys inside the jail fight mostly because...
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) was sued by Kering, a luxury goods company, on Friday; the group claimed that the...
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As India witnesses an increased incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases every year, the drug industry is also...
Learn MoreSyrian smugglers shun weapons and turn to cigarettes for profits
They used to sneak in weapons and blackmarket oil. But now eastern Syria’s smugglers are seeking profit from a new illicit...
Learn MoreABC News Investigation Into Counterfeit Prescription Drug Operations in the US
A year-long ABC News “20/20” investigation uncovered numerous operations involving the sale of dangerous counterfeit prescription...
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Norway’s Thinfilm Electronics’ near-field communications (NFC) tags have joined the security features interfaced with...
Learn MoreSmoking taxes make cigarette smuggling an increasingly attractive option
When a government treats citizens like criminals they tend to respond like criminals. The federal government, as large and...
Learn MoreIn land of fakes, Chinese e-commerce giant sells trust
Before he became a billionaire in e-commerce, Richard Liu was a failure. As a student, Liu started a restaurant in Beijing but...
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