Constraints of being small in a huge market
It’s no secret that when it comes to manufacturing technical gadgets, China holds a prominent place. Yet among tech firms...
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THE BILLION dollar illicit tobacco black market has hit a record high as Australian smokers baulk at the price of legal...
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Guard helps 4 men smuggle cigarettes
Dubai Public Prosecution has referred five Asian men to Dubai Criminal Court on charges of forging Dubai Customs documents and...
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Buyer Beware: Real Rubies Or Fake Gems?
Second only to diamonds in the hierarchy of precious gems, rubies are the most valued of all the colored stones.
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Learn MoreFive accused of smugging cigarettes worth Dh500,000
Five men have been accused of involvement in a case of smuggling 250,000 packs of cigarettes worth Dh500,000 into the local...
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$2-per-pack tobacco tax could land on California ballot
A coalition of health and labor groups on Monday submitted a pair of initiatives for the 2016 ballot to raise the state’s tobacco...
Learn MoreOPA Lives On For The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
Last week the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) held their spring conference in San Diego, to share intelligence...
Learn MoreBlack market tobacco now 14.5 per cent of all consumption, Illicit Tobacco in Australia report shows
THE BILLION dollar illicit tobacco black market has hit a record high as Australian smokers baulk at the price of legal...
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Fake medicine hits retail investors hard
Individual investors took a severe beating from the fake herbal medicine produced by Naturalendo Tech, with their combined...
Learn MoreFeds seize large Fresno County tribal cache of cigarettes
Federal agents seized more than $600,000 in cigarettes destined for the Big Sandy Rancheria, but tribal leaders say the...
Learn MoreEssex County Corrections Officer Accepted Bribes to Smuggle Cigarettes and Cell Phones
An Essex County corrections officer admitted that he accepted bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband – including cell...
Learn MoreMan gets year in prison for smuggling cigarettes from Missouri
A Chicago man has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling black market cigarettes into Illinois...
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