Higher cigarette taxes boon to organised crime
Higher taxes aren’t generally a path to economic growth and job creation. Higher cigarette taxes, however, are increasingly...
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Expert raises concerns cig. tax could increase smuggling
A former assistant director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms says if state lawmakers approve a new...
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Premixed coffee seized in raids
KOTA KINABALU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has crippled an operation distributing fake premixed instant...
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Corrupt, chaotic market management turns Hanoi into hub for smugglers
Ineffective law enforcement has turned Hanoi into a smuggling hub where counterfeit products are produced, consumed and...
Learn MorePrescription drug wholesaler pleads guilty to smuggling counterfeit cancer drugs
The FDA recently reported that the owner of a Turkish drug wholesaler has pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling misbranded and...
Learn MoreGibraltar Government hits out at ‘sensationalist’ reporting of EU tobacco smuggling report
FAKE TV scenes depicting tobacco smuggling in Gibraltar have been slammed by the Gibraltar Government, following the uproar over...
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Owner of Turkish wholesaler pleads guilty in fake Avastin case
FDA badgeThe owner of Turkish wholesaler Ozay Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty to smuggling misbranded and adulterated cancer...
Learn MoreNAFDAC warns against fake drugs
Victoria Ayuwei—-The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control is warning consumers about fake fake...
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In focus: Essentra’s brand protection operations
Essentra medicine packTowards the end of last year, filtration and packaging specialist Filtrona shook up its business with a...
Learn MoreTrooper arrests three for possessing counterfeit clothing
ELKO — A traffic stop Tuesday afternoon led to the arrest of three woman who had counterfeit designer clothing in the back of...
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Tobacco smuggling in Gibraltar ‘cost EU €700M’
The €700-million figure is contained in a confidential new report by the EU’s anti-fraud agency Olaf, cited by...
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Fake parts reporting: FAR extends comment deadline
The US government has extending the comment deadline on its proposals to require contractors to report non-conforming components...
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