Illicit Trade

Outdated Precious Metals Act leaves sector exposed to illicit trade  TimesLIVE

New B.C. program using robotic and AI technology to help disrupt illicit drug trade  Global News

B.C. officials showcase new technology to trackle illicit drug trade  CBC

Illicit drug trade: First-in-Canada technology Track and Trace initiative will improve intelligence, save lives  Indo-Canadian Voice

B.C. officials showcase new technology to tackle illicit drug trade  CBC

NACS urges crackdown on illicit Chinese e-cigarettes in U.S. trade filing  CSP Daily News

Operation Avro delivers major results in Bury crackdown on illicit tobacco, vapes and unsafe practices  Mynewsdesk

Fed demands firmer action on illicit traders  Talking Retail

Fed vice president calls for greater action on illicit tobacco at NCS 26 panel  conveniencestore.co.uk

More than half the cigarettes sold in South Africa are illegal, new research shows  The Mail & Guardian

Over half of South African cigarette market now comprised of illicit products  IOL

Over half of South African cigarette market now comprised of illicit products  independentonsaturday.co.za

Smoking kills … illicit cigarettes kill more  it-online.co.za

Illicit cigarettes now make up more than 50% of SA market  EWN

Illicit cigarettes now make up more than 50% of SA market  EWN

Illicit cigarettes now make up more than 50% of SA market  EWN

JCO VAPE: OLAF and international customs authorities crack down on illegal trade in e-cigarettes  European Anti-Fraud Office

CAMP CAPTAIN JULIAN OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — The Police Regional Office Region 3’s (PRO-3) intensified campaign against illicit trade resulted in the confiscation of P150 million worth of illegal cigarettes and arrest of 19 individuals….

Stronger enforcement vs illicit cigarette trade urged  Inquirer.net

P150M illicit cigarettes seized, 19 arrested in Bulacan operations  The Manila Times

South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade is booming  news.uct.ac.za

SWAN announces workshop to tackle illicit trade in the spirits and wines sector  Businessday NG

South Africa’s illicit alcohol boom exposes economic pressure and weak enforcement  Sunday Tribune

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation  Bizcommunity

Formal Manufacturers Suffer While Illicit Operators Flourish  The Kenyan Wallstreet

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

Police attach house acquired through drug trafficking  Kashmir Reader

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

Operators Mobilise Regulators, Industry Against Fake Alcohol Trade  LEADERSHIP Newspapers

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

Disrupting the illicit drug trade with first-in-Canada technology  BC Gov News

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

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

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

Prof MT Ladan Exposes How Criminals Exploit AfCFTA to Disguise Illicit Funds Through Trade  Education Monitor News

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

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