Illicit Trade

Nuclear Nightmare: Georgia’s Latest Uranium Smuggling Bust  Devdiscourse

Media Alert: Committee on Health to Be Briefed on Measures Implemented to Combat Illicit Trade  Parliament of South Africa

Drug trafficking thrives along Lalmonirhat border despite persistent crackdowns  United News of Bangladesh

US imposes sanctions on Colombian President Petro over illicit drugs  Global Banking | Finance | Review

Fuel Smuggling Networks: Cartels and Their Clever Evade-Infiltration Schemes  Devdiscourse

DM Jammu directs coordinated action against drug trafficking  Cross Town News

SA’s Cigarette Market ‘Captured by Criminals’  Tobacco Reporter

US sanctions Colombia’s president, accuses him of allowing expansion of drug trade  Reuters

Committee on Health Briefed on Challenges Posed by Illicit Flow of Tobacco  ZAWYA

Media Statement: Committee on Health Briefed on Challenges Posed by Illicit Flow of Tobacco  Parliament of South Africa

More than £250,000 of counterfeit weight-loss jab products seized in factory raid  The Guardian

Tobacco Association blames weak borders as illicit trade soars to 75% of total market  EWN

MHRA smashes major illicit weight loss medicine production facility in record seizure  GOV.UK

PNP seizes P20.3M smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga  Daily Tribune

ABF LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL GROUP TO DISRUPT ILLICIT TOBACCO TRADE  Australian Association of Convenience Stores

From context to action: Investigating illicit gold trafficking and conflict dynamics in West Africa  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

PAYMENTS COMPANIES FROM CBA TO WESTPAC TO ANZ WORLDLINE MAY BE ENABLING CRIMINAL GANGS WITH ILLEGAL TOBACCO SALES  Australian Association of Convenience Stores

Mexican president says US players involved in fuel smuggling  WTVB

New national taskforce to target illegal tobacco  Law Society Journal

US firms tied to illicit fuel trade, Mexico’s president says  Baird Maritime

Mexican president says US players involved in fuel smuggling  The Straits Times

Mexican president says US players involved in fuel smuggling  Reuters

The impact of excise tax and illicit trade on the beer industry  Moneyweb

With Petro and Trump at odds, what’s next for the US-Colombia relationship?  Atlantic Council

Tobacco farmers to lose P1 billion as cigarette smuggling persists  Philstar.com

Tax Justice SA Welcomes Stronger Action Against Illicit Cigarette Trade  Voice of the Cape

SARS adopting measures to curb illicit cigarette trade  eNCA

PRO11 ANTI-SMUGGLING OPERATION YIELDS OVER PHP 14M IN SEIZED ITEMS Acting on the clear directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., emphasizing strict enforcement against illicit trade, the Philippine National Police (PNP) scored a significa &…

Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?  The Guardian

SA’s cigarette trade ‘captured by cartel’  The Citizen

Illicit cigarettes missing tax hurts all South Africans  The Citizen

Organised crime is winning Australia’s war on tobacco  The Strategist | ASPI’s analysis and commentary site

UK sanctions gangs and illicit finance network propping up people smuggling trade  GOV.UK

One minister’s decision helped criminals make so much money they had to start laundering it  newsday.co.za

Survey shows surge in illicit tobacco consumption  Talking Retail

Uganda loses $509m annually in smuggling rackets, says taxman  The EastAfrican

International mafias and crime cartels are flooding into South Africa  Business Tech

One in five smokers buy illicit tobacco every week, survey finds  Better Retailing

Govt to Blacklist Used Clothing Smugglers, Says Purbaya  Jakarta Globe

Why Uganda must confront the illicit alcohol crisis  Uganda Observer

Shock amount of stores busted selling illegal cigarettes  The West Australian

The Smokeless Word – Australia’s Illicit Trade Crisis  British American Tobacco

Committee on Health Briefed on Challenges Posed by Illicit Flow of Tobacco  Africa24 TV

Media Alert: Committee on Health to Be Briefed on Measures Implemented to Combat Illicit Trade  Parliament of South Africa

UNESCO condemns theft of objects of priceless heritage value from the Louvre Museum  UNESCO

Customs Peshawar seizes Rs154.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in first quarter  Profit by Pakistan Today

Solon blasts alleged Chinese agri smuggling  Daily Tribune

Attempts to smuggle foreign-origin cigarettes foiled  The Nation (Pakistan )

Another corruption scam exposed  Philstar.com

Focus – Police crack down on illegal meat smuggling from France into Switzerland  France 24

Police crack down on illegal meat smuggling from France into Switzerland  Inbox.lv

Customs seized smuggled cigarettes worth 154.90 mln in 3 months  Associated Press of Pakistan

PID  pid.gov.pk

Head of Anti Illicit Trade Prevention (Various Global Locations)  Professional Security Magazine Online

Exotic reptiles in illegal wildlife trade in India  WWF India

Trump says US will increase tariffs on Colombia as drug trade feud escalates  Reuters

Kiko says Chinese agri smuggling ‘bigger than Pogo’  Daily Tribune

Revenue Ireland to Enhance Coastline Patrols with New $10M Cutter  The Maritime Executive

Revenue Ireland to Enhance Coastline Patrols with New $10M Cutter  The Maritime Executive

New study reveals how illegal wildlife trade intersects with organized crime in Canada  Phys.org

Crackdown on burgeoning illicit tobacco trade  Region Riverina

Crackdown on illicit tobacco and vapes leads to store closures  conveniencestore.co.uk

Edward Kieswetter kisses R28 billion goodbye every year  newsday.co.za

New study reveals how illegal wildlife trade intersects with organized crime in Canada  The Conversation

ABF launches new national group to disrupt illicit tobacco trade  Convenience & Impulse Retailing

Australian Border Force Launches National Disruption Group To Break Business Model Of Illicit Tobacco Trade  The National Tribune

Australian Border Force Launches National Disruption Group To Break Business Model Of Illicit Tobacco Trade  Mirage News

Crackdown on burgeoning illicit tobacco trade  Region Canberra

Australia’s tobacco wars are coming to Britain  Spiked

Drug trafficking in Madhya Pradesh  Dainik Jagran MP CG

Operation targets illegal trade in tobacco and vapes  Essex Police

Illicit tobacco trade fires up retail insurance crisis  The Australian

Petrus Potgieter | Government to blame for rampant growth in illicit tobacco trade  News24

Fresh plan to tackle tobacco trade chaos  News.com.au

Fresh plan to tackle tobacco trade chaos  Yahoo News Australia

Illegal tobacco trade targeted in federal crackdown  The Canberra Times

Buyers lapping up banned crackers across Delhi-NCR  Times of India

Fresh plan to tackle tobacco trade chaos  The Australian

Illicit Tobacco National Disruption Group  The National Tribune

National Disruption Group to be established to crush tobacco black market  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Operation conducted against illicit trade of smuggled foreign-origin cigarettes, gutka  The Nation (Pakistan )

PNP seizes smuggled cigarettes worth P240M  Daily Tribune

How illicit trade threatens South Africa’s legitimate tobacco industry  IOL

How illicit trade threatens South Africa’s legitimate tobacco industry  africannewsagency.com

Tripura Police Seize Massive Drugs Worth Over Rs 134 Crore In 10-Day Anti-Narcotics Drive  Zee News

Major fuel smuggling network dismantled in northern Iran  Tehran Times

Chinese Nationals arrested for illegal Tobacco trade in Pampanga  Daily Tribune

Minister Purbaya Targets Big Distributors, Corrupt Officials Behind Illicit Cigarettes Trade  Jakarta Globe

Revenue launches new vessel to tackle illegal drug smuggling trade off Irish coast  Sunday World

Revenue launches new vessel ‘Cosaint’ to tackle illegal drug smuggling trade off Irish coast  The Irish Independent

Smokers find double happiness in Chinese ciggies, as legal packs taxed to hilt  Herald Sun

WATCH | Scotland returns SA Khoi, San ancestral remains  The Witness | Your compass in the community

Customs calls for traditional rulers’ support against smuggling, other illicit trade activities  Tribune Online

Higher Tobacco Tax Proposal May Increase Illicit Trade, Harm SMEs  Mexico Business News

NESREA Destroys 700 Sacks Of Donkey Parts in Kaduna To Curb Illegal Trade  Arise News

Is illegal drug trade affecting US? Know what recent data says  india.com

Midwest Anti-Illegal Trade Summit Unites Law Enforcement, Industry, and Policy Leaders in Detroit  Yahoo Finance

The Amazonians poisoned by the illicit gold trade  Financial Times

NESREA destroys 700 sacks of donkey parts in Kaduna  Punch Newspapers

Guyana backs efforts to ‘cripple transnational crime, illicit drug trade’ – President Ali  News Room Guyana