Illicit Trade

Tobacco tax cut needed to push criminals out of the market, nation’s top police body warns  Herald Sun

Outpacing illicit trade: What collaboration, technology, and intelligence can achieve  Philip Morris International (PMI)

Illicit Cigarette Trade Surges in Latin America and Canada  Tobacco Reporter

One in Three Cigarettes in the Region of The Americas in 2025 Is Illicit, New Study Finds  National Today

AS/COA Looks at How Illicit Trade Impacts Security, Finances, and Health in the Americas  AS/COA

Illicit alcohol is a signal – not just a threat  Mossel Bay Advertiser

Retailers call for action on illicit trade  Professional Security Magazine Online

Retailers call for action on illicit trade  Professional Security Magazine Online

Crackdown in Kashmir: Properties Frozen Amidst Drug Trade Investigation  Devdiscourse

Crackdown in Kashmir: Properties Frozen Amidst Drug Trade Investigation  Devdiscourse

Illicit alcohol trade in South Africa: A growing concern for the economy and enforcement  IOL

OPINION ARTICLE | Illicit Alcohol Is a Signal — Not Just a Threat  Central News South Africa

Rift Valley, Nyanza Lead as State Seizes 2.8 Million Litres of Illicit Alcohol  Capital FM (Nairobi)

Major crackdown by Customs nets R600,000 in illegal cigarettes and two arrests in Durban  independentonsaturday.co.za

Illicit trade surges in South Africa, costing economy up to R100bn annually  independentonsaturday.co.za

Illicit alcohol trade in South Africa: A growing concern for the economy and enforcement  independentonsaturday.co.za

Opposition open to black market tobacco taskforce, cautious of fear-mongering  RNZ

Gov’t Reveals Top 3 Regions Leading in Illicit Alcohol Trade  Nairobi Leo

Govt launches nationwide crackdown on illicit cigarette trade  The Nation (Pakistan )

Govt announces nationwide crackdown on illicit cigarette sales  Pakistan Today

Pakistan to launch crackdown on illicit cigarettes as revenue losses hit up to Rs343 billion  Profit by Pakistan Today

Forum to tackle illicit trade in spirits, wines coming  The Nation Newspaper

Illicit cigarette trade: FBR flags Rs200bn annual revenue loss: Kayani  Business Recorder

Crackdown to begin against illicit cigarette market  The Express Tribune

‘Illicit cigarette trade costs Pakistan up to Rs200bn annually’  The News Pakistan

New EU guidance pushes whistleblowing to combat organised crime  The Brussels Times

New EU guidance pushes whistleblowing to combat organised crime  The Brussels Times

Minister of state for Railways & Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani is addressing at the Launching ceremony of Report – How Illicit Trade undermines formal markets, weakens governance and create space for criminal activities.  | Associate…

Crackdown on illicit cigarette trade intensified to protect tax-compliant sector: Bilal  | Associated Press Of Pakistan

Customs intercepts endangered wildlife, smuggled goods in Maiduguri  Premium Times Nigeria

EU must take bold tobacco control stand amid industry’s latest influence campaign  Business Matters

C. Luzon police foil P150-M cigarette smuggling in Baliwag  Philippine News Agency

Technovation 2026: T&T’s smoke-free shift faces misinformation, illicit trade hurdles  Trinidad Guardian

NZ’s illicit tobacco trade grows – what could it lead to?  Newstalk ZB

Banks raise 300 red flags in five months on illicit tobacco activity  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Customs Seize $1.8M in Counterfeit Luxury Goods  National Today

Promoted | Dutch vape flavour ban backfires: New report shows rise in youth use, illicit trade, and smoking  The Brussels Times

Optimism as Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu is appointed new SARS Commissioner  thepost.co.za

Reagan adviser’s call for tobacco tax cut  The Australian

PRO-NIR seizes P25M smuggled cigarettes  SunStar Publishing Inc.

VIDEO: Anti-money laundering regulator plans to “de-bank” criminals involved in illicit tobacco trade  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

PRO3 Seizes ₱4.9m illegal tobacco, 27 arrested in week-long ops  The Voice Newsweekly

Illegal HFC trade costly  Climate Control News

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Pralhad Joshi  MSN

NDLEA Intensifies Crackdown, Arrests 93-Year-Old, Doctor Over Drug Trafficking  Radio Nigeria Lagos

Three Arrested in Chhattisgarh for Trafficking 16.528 kg of Illegal Pangolin Scales  The CSR Journal

DRI’s Nagpur unit dismantles trafficking ring of over 16 kg of Pangolin scales in C’garh; three arrested  The Hans India

P700-M fake perfumes seized in Valenzuela raid; suspect still at large  Manila Bulletin

Properties, Passports, Aadhaar to Be Revoked for Drug Smugglers: LG Manoj Sinha  Jammu Links News

Govt cracks down on illicit trade, illegal mining  The Manila Times

Illegal liquor racket busted in Hamirpur, 170 boxes seized  DT Next

Customs Officials Pin Contraband Trade On Transport Providers, Owners  The Reporter Ethiopia

Chocolate theft surge tied to illegal cigarette trade, retailers say  BBC

Chocolate theft surge tied to illegal cigarette trade, retailers say  BBC

Independent retailers urge Government to tackle ‘growing challenge of illicit’ tobacco trade  Slough Express

This is the value of illegal stock sniffed out in Bradford in just one week  Telegraph and Argus

‘This policy will not succeed’: Tobacco excise blamed for illicit trade explosion  Sky News Australia

Independent retailers urge Government to tackle ‘growing challenge of illicit’ tobacco trade  Slough Express

Independent retailers urge Government to tackle ‘growing challenge of illicit’ tobacco trade  Maidenhead Advertiser

Massive PNP crackdown hits illegal trade and mining; P1.8B in illicit goods seized  BusinessMirror

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Joshi  MillenniumPost

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Joshi  MillenniumPost

Federal Govt To Regulate Donkey Trade Against Illegal Activities  LEADERSHIP Newspapers

BOC shreds P266 million smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga City  Inquirer.net

HK’s plain packaging tobacco law sparks fierce debate over illicit trade and product bans  The Standard (HK)

Riau Police arrest five over illicit trade of subsidized biodiesel  The Jakarta Post

Riau Police arrest five over illicit trade of subsidized biodiesel  The Jakarta Post

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Pralhad Joshi  MSN

TBL calls for coordinated action as Tanzania confronts illicit alcohol risks  thecitizen.co.tz

MPs warn of rising drug abuse crisis, accuse police of enabling illicit trade  The Eastleigh Voice

PRO3 seizes ₱1.38-M illegal cigarettes in Nueva Ecija, Pampanga  The Voice Newsweekly

Cyber spotting: Youths urged to help track illegal wildlife trade online  The Star

P266M smuggled cigarettes condemned in Zamboanga  Daily Tribune

Quarantine Authorities Shield Endangered Turtles from Illegal Trade Network  RRI.co.id

TBL calls for coordinated action as Tanzania confronts illicit alcohol risks  dailynews.co.tz

Blackpool convenience stores ordered to close over illicit tobacco sales  Central Radio North West

Organised crime allegedly supplies illegal refrigerants to major Italian supermarkets and state railway  ACR Journal – Magazine

BOC Zamboanga destroys ₱266 Million worth of smuggled cigarettes  DZRH

Duo Nabbed for Illicit LPG Trade in Dasuya  Devdiscourse

‘Should I Call 9-1-1?’ How a Reporter Covers the Illegal Drug Trade  The New York Times

Pralhad Joshi calls for collective action against illicit trade  MSN

Interview: Tanzania’s Sh1 trillion illicit alcohol crisis calls for shared responsibility, collective action  thecitizen.co.tz

Pralhad Joshi calls for collective action against illicit trade  MSN

Pralhad Joshi calls for collective action against illicit trade  MSN

War on illegal tobacco unwinnable without price change: Border Force  The Age

War on illegal tobacco unwinnable without price change: Border Force  SMH.com.au

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Highlights Consumer Protection Against Smuggling & Counterfeiting  Daily Pioneer

Broader coalition needed to fight ‘shadow economy’ of illicit trade: Minister  Investment Guru

‘Illicit trade threatens consumers, economy’  Dailyhunt

‘Illicit trade threatens consumers, economy’  MillenniumPost

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Pralhad Joshi  MSN

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Pralhad Joshi  The Statesman

Illicit trade undermines consumer trust, economic integrity: Pralhad Joshi  The Statesman

Broader coalition needed to fight ‘shadow economy’ of illicit trade: Minister  english.punjabkesari.com

Broader coalition needed to fight ‘shadow economy’ of illicit trade: Minister  IANS LIVE

Broader coalition needed to fight ‘shadow economy’ of illicit trade: Minister  Social News XYZ

Broader coalition needed to fight ‘shadow economy’ of illicit trade: Minister  Social News XYZ

ZINGISWA LOSI | Loopholes at borders and customs fraud fuel illicit trade crisis  Business Day

Inside Kenya’s Border War: Cracking Down on Massive Smuggling Networks  streamlinefeed.co.ke

Should police be targeting illegal cigarettes instead of Access Canberra?  The Canberra Times