
Piracy vendors may face assets seizure
January 28, 2013
Vendors who sell falsely labelled counterfeit products valued at more than 500,000 baht could face the seizure of their personal...
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How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa’s Islamist violence
January 27, 2013
Contrabrand tobacco is a $1bn trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded the attack...
Learn MoreMobile Phone Counterfeiting Blamed on Weak Govt Regulations
January 24, 2013
Mobile phone manufacturer, Tecno Telecoms has traced the proliferation of counterfeit mobile phones in the Nigerian market, to...
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Tobacco Smuggling: Bill To Recover 80% Of Revenue Losses
January 24, 2013
The Government onWednesday estimated that it will recover 80 per cent, or $20 million, of the revenues it loses annually to...
Learn MoreRomania Turns up Heat on Cigarette Smuggling
January 23, 2013
Armed with state-of-the-art sensors and surveillance cameras, authorities in Romania say they are gaining the upper hand against...
Learn MoreBulgarian customs seize large amount of fake perfumes
January 22, 2013
Bulgarian customs officers seized large amount of fake perfumes from ‘suitcase traders’ at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint, the...
Learn MoreImport duty hike to up gold smuggling
January 22, 2013
CHENNAI: An increase in the import duty on gold, the third in less than a year, is expected to lead to a rise in smuggling of the...
Learn MorePiracy Taking Big Bite out of Books in Spain?
January 22, 2013
Ebook piracy resulted in €350 million ($467.1 million) in lost revenue for the €3 billion Spanish publishing industry in 2012...
Learn MoreMan arrested for smuggling counterfeit cigarettes in NW
January 20, 2013
North West Police have arrested a Namibian national on charges of smuggling counterfeit cigarettes. Police spokesperson Brigadier...
Learn MoreTraders get Supreme Court notice on imported Samsung goods
January 19, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued notices on a complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics against the sale of imported...
Learn More100 pumps with fake ISI mark seized
January 18, 2013
As many as 100 pumps were seized from a pump company at Peelamedu by Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) officials in Coimbatore on...
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Induscreed denies manufacture, supply of sub standard drugs
January 17, 2013
Accused of manufacturing and supplying sub standard drugs to hospitals and medical units in the State, Induscreed Pharmaceuticals...
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