Illicit Trade

Australia’s illicit tobacco trade is giving Big Tobacco a way back into politics  Pearls and Irritations

Hassan Bule – Murang’a County Commissioner, has warned traders involved in the manufacture and distribution of illicit alcohol that security agencies will intensify the crackdown to protect communities from its harmful effects. He urged residents to re…

Illicit tobacco worth over £14,000 seized in Scottish Borders  Scottish Local Retailer

SAPS arrests 17 160 suspects nationally and seizes R160m in counterfeit goods  https://novanews.co.za/

Ex-S’wak top cop lauds Budget 2027’s enforcement boost; insists retailers protected from illicit trade  Focus Malaysia

Illicit trade booming. Public revenues undermined.  British American Tobacco

MTBPS Expectations: Fuel Levy Relief and Tackling the Illicit Economy Top ActionSA’s Priorities  ActionSA

Police seize P6.5-M ‘smuggled’ cigarettes in Misamis Occidental  Inquirer.net

❝How Europe can help stop the Amazon’s illicit gold rush  Geneva Solutions

ALAN BEESLEY | Time for decisive action against the illicit economy  Business Day

South Africa’s vaping tax: A new black market in the making?  African Insider

P4.35-M suspected illicit cigarettes sized in Ilog  Panay News

32 Portsmouth shops suspected of links to organised crime, FOI figures reveal  Portsmouth News

Federal agents stop illegal vapes at the border. Now, states need to finish the job  Washington Examiner

Human trafficking hides in Delaware’s illicit spas | Exclusive  Delawareonline.com

Thousands of illicit cigarettes seized in Scottish Borders  Scottish Grocer & Convenience Retailer

BIR seals over 900,000 liters of illicit fuel in nationwide crackdown  Manila Bulletin

BIR seals over 900,000 liters of illicit fuel in nationwide crackdown  Manila Bulletin

California Wildlife Officers Seize 5,000 Pounds of Ivory Over Decade of Tougher Anti-Trafficking Enforcement  edhat

Massive police operation seizes over R160 million in counterfeit goods in Johannesburg  Sunday Independent

Major Asset Freeze In Nurpur Drug Trafficking Case  Rediff

R160m in counterfeit goods seized in Joburg CBD crackdown  SABC News

illegal trade in unauthorised medicines – The NEN  The NEN – North Edinburgh News

Leaked documents raise serious questions about British American Tobacco’s role in cigarette smuggling  University of Bath

BIR intensifies crackdown vs illicit vapes MANILA – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued 18 apprehension slips and documented 19 violations during its nationwide Tax Compliance Verification Drive (TCVD) on Oct. 7. In a statement Friday, BIR said…

R30bn illicit cigarette trade puts pressure on South Africa to act  IOL

ACT criticised for considering ‘human rights’ in illegal tobacco trade  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Is South Africa’s Illicit Trade Exit and Ongoing Buybacks Altering The Investment Case For British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS)?  Yahoo Finance Singapore

Is South Africa’s Illicit Trade Exit and Ongoing Buybacks Altering The Investment Case For British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS)?  Yahoo Finance

Illicit economy in SA developing parallel to existing legal economy, warns CGCSA exec  EWN

Haitian politicians named in UN report on gang ties, illicit trade demand evidence  The Haitian Times

R2 trillion international company that shut down its business in South Africa because of crime  BusinessTech

Batticaloa group accuses Sri Lankan police of links to illicit liquor trade  Tamil Guardian

UN urges stronger regional cooperation to combat illicit drug trade  SABC News

Charcoal trucks risk auction as illegal trade persists in northern Uganda  The Independent Uganda

BAT warns criminal networks are threatening South Africa’s economy  African Insider

Government agency spotlights dangers of illicit bluetongue vaccine trade as virus ravages livestock  Food Manufacture

BAT warns South Africa is losing battle against criminal syndicates  TimesLIVE

Post office manager, 62, charged over alleged ‘insider’ role in black market tobacco importation  News24

BAT warns South Africa is losing battle against criminal syndicates  Business Day

Another hurdle for tobacco shops as WA ramps up crackdown on illegal trade  Perth is OK!

Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes in plain packaging featuring Australian health warnings  The Guardian

How intelligence helped us generate N100bn in 10 months, fight illicit trade –Adamu  The Sun Nigeria

New WA c-stores could need council sign-off to sell tobacco  Convenience & Impulse Retailing

New report on the fraught underworld of the illegal organ trade  WBUR

The latest tactic in Australia’s illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Industry rails against sin taxes as illicit markets undercut legal producers  Johannesburg Sunday World

UN Warns Illicit Mineral Trade Funds Armed Groups in DR Congo  La Voce di New York

Jhota killer’s medical store raided 10 times in 4 years; licence suspended thrice, yet illicit trade thrived  The Tribune

R10 million fine for truck driver trying to smuggle illicit cigarettes into South Africa  newsday.co.za

Illicit cigarettes still sold below tax threshold in SA, study finds  Bizcommunity

R7 cigarettes expose scale of illicit tobacco trade in SA  Moneyweb

Fighting Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Americas  Americas Quarterly

Fighting Illicit Cigarette Trade in the Americas  Americas Quarterly

South Africa’s R280bn illicit economy costs 87,000 jobs, tax revenue and growth  thepost.co.za

Tramadol in Africa: How drug trafficking thrives where pain relief is scarce  The Africa Report

Amritsar Police Bust 5 Modules Of Drug Traffickers, Illegal Weapon Suppliers  ETV Bharat

Empire Market operator gets 40 years for $430M dark web trade  Cybernews

Illicit tobacco sellers in SA face up to 17 years in jail and $21m fines under new laws  Glam Adelaide

WA proposes tighter rules for new tobacco stores amid illicit trade crisis  News24

Landlords could be jailed over illicit tobacco in SA crackdown  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tougher Planning Rules Proposed in Illicit Tobacco Crackdown  Mirage News

First suspected illicit tobacco stores in regional Victoria closed by police  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Video. Gijs de Best urges shared enforcement to curb illicit trade  Euronews.com

Gijs de Best urges shared enforcement to curb illicit trade  Euronews.com

Business Talk – Econometrix’s Azar Jammine and CGCSA’s Abraham Nelson on South Africa’s R68 billion illicit trade problem  BusinessTech

How Greater Manchester Police crackdown changed the Bury New Road drugs market  The Bury Times

Horse has bolted on nation’s illicit vape trade  Newcastle Herald

South Africa: Tobacco control bill advances amid debate over industry lobbying and illicit trade  World Health Organization (WHO)

Bootlegger Arrested, Illicit Liquor Seized In Beed  Rediff

Smoked out: BAT says 75% of cigarettes are now illicit as it heads to the exit  TimesLIVE

62 illicit tobacco shops closed – none in regional Victoria  Sentinel-Times

Three arrested as NACADA seizes suspected illicit alcohol, drugs in Ruiru  The Star, Kenya

Businesses fear tobacco and vapes laws 2026 will fuel illegal tobacco trade  The Argus

‘Essentially unstoppable’: How tobacco cartels funnel cash offshore  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Kindiki: Officials aiding illicit alcohol trade to face law  The Star, Kenya

Illicit Drug Trade Between North America and Africa: Routes, Patterns, and Responses  Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Kindiki: Officials aiding illicit alcohol trade to face law  the-star.co.ke

Illicit tobacco blitz shuts dozens of shops  The Cairns Post

Illicit tobacco blitz shuts dozens of shops  News.com.au

61 illicit tobacco stores shut down in major organised crime blitz  Herald Sun

ISS Live: Illicit drug trade between North America and Africa – routes, patterns and responses  ISS Africa

Central Africa: When Streets Become Pharmacies – Booming Illicit Markets in Central Africa  allAfrica.com

Cable counterfeiting: SON weak on prosecution, says Coleman  The Nation Newspaper

Behind the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand  SEJ.org

Tarantulas, trafficking and tourism: Exploring the illicit wildlife trade  Colorado State University News

When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

UN warns of rising fake drug trade in Central Africa  Punch Newspapers

Charcoal Trucks Risk Auction As Illegal Trade Persists in Northern Uganda  Uganda Radionetwork

‘Business rates reform must recognise indie retailers’ vital role’  Convenience Store

Made in the EU: how clandestine factories now feed Europe’s illicit trade  EU Policies

Streets Become Pharmacies in Central Africa’s Illicit Drug Trade  allAfrica.com

Cable counterfeiting: Coleman demands stiffer penalties, faults SON enforcement  The Sun Nigeria

Cable counterfeiting: Coleman demands jail terms, stiffer penalties  Tribune Online

Warning over criminal tactics ahead of record diesel prices in South Africa  businesstech.co.za

Illicit diesel-paraffin blending could affect up to 800 million litres a year  IOL

Illicit diesel-paraffin blending could affect up to 800 million litres a year  Cape Times

Rift emerges between State and Feds on tobacco crackdown  The West Australian

SA moves to ban cash scrap-metal sales amid R45bn annual losses  Business Day