Egyptian man faces tobacco smuggling charges
An Egyptian man is facing smuggling charges after being caught at Larnaca Airport with 63kg of Hookah tobacco. According to the...
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Patients sue clinics, distributor over falsified spinal implants
Dozens of people in the US have filed lawsuits against an equipment distributor and several healthcare facilities for using...
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Out of control smuggling has tobacco farmers worried
Farmer Nguyen Van Sau in the southern province of Tay Ninh’s Ben Cau District is relieved that it has been a profitable...
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How Counterfeit Anabolic Steroids Cross US Border
Anabolic steroids are made in various countries and have to cross international borders to get to their target market. Smuggling...
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Cornwall cops could lay new criminal charges on smugglers
An anti-contraband tobacco official says new legislation should beef up police force’s capabilities against cigarette...
Learn MoreFeds prosecuting $43M tobacco smuggling case
Federal prosecutors allege a Connecticut man defrauded taxpayers in that state and in Massachusetts of $43 million in a tobacco...
Learn MoreFake cigarettes cause OMR3.5m loss to country
Smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes leads to a revenue loss of nearly OMR3.5 million to the country and they constitute 21 per...
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Tobacco firms rue weak anti-smuggling campaign
The domestic tobacco industry hopes that the Government can be more effective in fighting an impending surge in smuggling that...
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US nuclear agency seeks comment on counterfeits
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the US is examining measures designed to stop counterfeit, fraudulent and suspect items...
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UK High Court orders ISPs to block trademark-infringing sites
A landmark ruling has been handed down in the UK that establishes the right of trademark owners to secure court orders blocking...
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Dentists warned of counterfeit equipment following huge haul
Medical regulator launches investigations after thousands of pieces of poor quality imported dental equipment seized. The dental...
Learn MoreTobacco wholesaler with ties to Springfield accused of defrauding Massachusetts and Connecticut out of $43 million in tobacco tax revenue
A tobacco wholesaler with ties to Springfield is accused of robbing Connecticut and Massachusetts of $43 million in tobacco tax...
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