Illicit Trade

Pakistan ranks 101 in global Illicit Trade Index 2025, faces annual loss of Rs 751 billion  Tribune India

Pakistan ranks 101 in global Illicit Trade Index 2025, faces annual loss of Rs 751 billion  ThePrint

OLAF leads major crackdown on counterfeit fashion smuggling across Europe  European Anti-Fraud Office

Jamaica said losing billions to illicit trade in cigarettes, alcohol  Jamaica Observer

Pakistan Loses Rs. 750 Billion Tax Revenue Per Year to Smuggling, Illicit Trade: Report  ProPakistani

Pakistan loses Rs3.4 trillion annually to illicit trade, smuggling, and counterfeit goods  Profit by Pakistan Today

Pakistan ranks 101 among 158 countries in Illicit Trade Index 2025  The News International

Rs750bn revenue lost to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report  Business Recorder

Rs750bn revenue lost to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report  Business Recorder

Pakistan loses Rs750bn tax revenue to illicit trade, smuggling yearly: report  Business Recorder

Gov’t Rallies Stakeholder Support to Combat Multibillion- Dollar Illicit Trade  Jamaica Information Service

Smuggling causing Rs3.4tr/year loss  The Express Tribune

UT couple arrested at mansion for smuggling oil  Moneywise

Gov’t rallies stakeholder support to compact multi-billion-dollar illicit trade  Loop News

Uganda government tightens control on cigarette and alcohol illicit trade  NewVision.co.ug

Gov’t rallies stakeholder support to combat multibillion-dollar illicit trading  Jamaica Gleaner

Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce addresses the launch of the Global Illicit Trade Index 2025, highlighting key government reforms to combat illicit trade and enhance transparency  Associated Press of Pakistan

Major brand calls for urgent government action ahead of single-use vapes ban  Talking Retail

Over Rs300b lost annually to illicit cigarette trade  The Express Tribune

US imposes new sanctions over illegal trade in Iranian oil ᐉ News from Fakti.bg – World  Fakti.bg

US Tightens Maximum Pressure On Iran With New Sanctions Targeting Oil, Petrochemical Trade  Tampa Free Press

GI-TOC Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eurasia (EAS-Obs)  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Drug peddler involved in cross-border drug smuggling detained in Kupwara  Greater Kashmir

China Belt and Road Initiative may be facilitating illicit trade, OECD-EUIPO report warns  World Trademark Review

Illicit cigarette trade continues to undermine revenue shrinking formal sector  nation.com.pk

Five ways countries can work together against firearms trafficking  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Five ways countries can work together against firearms trafficking  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

P45.4-M smuggled cigarettes seized under ‘Oplan Mega Shopper’  Philippine News Agency

ACT Alliance lauds govt, FBR for crackdown on illegal trade  Daily Times

ACT Alliance lauds FBR for crackdown on Illegal trade  Associated Press of Pakistan

Hackers Manipulate Markets in $700 Million Illicit Trading Spree  Yahoo Finance

ACT Alliance praises government, FBR for sweeping crackdown on illegal trade  Profit by Pakistan Today

OSCE supports Ukraine in fighting illicit trafficking of firearms and explosives  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group  GOV.UK

THE ILLICIT TRADE IN FEMALE EGGS  THISDAYLIVE

The Year in Review, 2023: The impact of illicit goods on SA and some significant successes  IOL

Two-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K408M  Global New Light Of Myanmar

PMIC names customs officials involved in smuggling  The News International

DFWC unveils latest steps in efforts to defend duty free tobacco sector  DFNI

Home Affairs launches high-tech border measures to curb R100bn illicit trade  IOL

From national symbol to exotic décor: How the Malayan tiger is being hunted to extinction  Malay Mail

From national symbol to exotic décor: How the Malayan tiger is being hunted to extinction  Malay Mail

From national symbol to exotic décor: How the Malayan tiger is being hunted to extinction  Malay Mail

DFWC gathers evidence against illicit trade allegations in duty free tobacco  Travel Retail Magazine

Art Trafficking in the 21st Century and the Fight Against Cultural Plunder  CrimeReads

My take: Marijuana legalization delays fuel illegal trade  Delaware Business Now

Thurrock Council investigates illegal vape sales from car boot  BBC

Three individuals accused of trafficking $30M in illicit drug money through South Carolina  WCBD

Project iARMS V  Interpol

Pierre-Chase: Illicit trade stifles economic growth, innovation  Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Nalgonda police crackdown on illicit drug trade  Telangana Today

Hackers manipulate markets in $700 million illicit trading spree  Mint

Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted  BBC

Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted  BBC

Hackers Hijack Japan Brokerage Accounts in Wave of Fraudulent Trading  Bloomberg.com

Illicit mineral supply chains fuel the DRC’s M23 insurgency  Atlantic Council

Illicit mineral supply chains fuel the DRC’s M23 insurgency  Atlantic Council

BOC crushes P3.26B in smuggled vapes in major crackdown on illicit trade  Bilyonaryo Business News

The Virtual Connection: Illicit Natural Resource Trade, Cryptocurrency, and Extremist Financing  Global Network on Extremism and Technology

Exclusive: US-China fentanyl talks hang by thread amid trade war  Reuters

Home Affairs launches high-tech border security measures to curb R100bn illicit trade  IOL

Tobacco Firms Clash Over Proposed Tax Hike on Cigarettes  Nilepost News

Congo-Brazzaville: How Congo-Brazzaville’s Illegal Medicine Trade Crisis Can Be Tackled  allAfrica.com

Political promises haven’t solved Congo-Brazzaville’s illegal medicine trade  ISS Africa

2nd Combating Illicit Trade Summit of Customs Directors-General, Americas Region: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General  cites.org

Illicit Pathways Attack Strategy  ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)

Pakistan moves to close gaps in illicit trade and foreign NGO oversight  Samaa-News

Pakistan moves to close gaps in illicit trade and foreign NGO oversight  Samaa-News

Two-day Illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K55M  Ministry Of Information

Two-day Illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K55M  Ministry Of Information

Ghana: Extremist Group Finds Fertile Ground For Recruitment, Illicit Trade  Eurasia Review

Easter: Customs urges Nigerians to shun illicit trade  The Guardian Nigeria News

Researchers make disturbing findings about illegal trade operation: ‘This is extremely worrying’  The Cool Down

Examining Illicit Trade Challenges in the Belt and Road Initiative  OECD

Global wildlife tourism generates five times more revenue than illegal wildlife trade annually  World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products  World Health Organization (WHO)

Women, illicit activities and terrorism: what are the risks for West Africa?  ISS Africa

Building capacity to combat illicit cultural heritage trafficking with the EuroMed Justice Project  Eurojust

Addressing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property in Digital Era  UNESCO

Illicit trade between Ukraine’s Transcarpathia and the EU  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Cracking down on illicit trade and pushing for smart innovation: JTI’s message at Delphi Forum X  eKathimerini.com

Fauna / ENACT research helps Kenya cut illegal sandalwood trade  ENACT Africa

Extremist Group Finds Fertile Ground for Recruitment, Illicit Trade in Ghana  Africa Defense Forum

Consensus on ivory trade at the forthcoming CITES CoP20 summit unlikely due to competing interests  EIA International

High-Level Conference between Afghanistan and Pakistan, “Facilitating Trade While Interdicting Unwanted Flows”  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Illicit trade draining billions of rupees annually due to weak enforcement  nation.com.pk

Governments cannot ignore “stark reality” of illicit trade, warns TRACIT director general  World Trademark Review

Illicit cigarette trade costs Pakistan Rs415b  The Express Tribune

Vietnam Pledges to Crack Down on Illicit Transshipment of Chinese Goods: Report  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

The House Opinion Event | Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK  Politics Home

Trafficking is decimating the Horn’s cheetah population  ISS Africa

Book Review: Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America, Peter Andreas  Independent Institute

Customs deploys AI scanners, 5,000 officers to tackle Illicit trade  Daily Trust

The Tragedy Caused By North Korean Smuggling And China’s Responsibility  Daily Parliament Times

Customs Deploys AI Scanners, Trains 5,000 Officers to Combat Illicit Trade  PRNigeria News

Wildlife Trafficking in the Spotlight: Major Seizures and Arrests Worldwide  MSN

How smoking perpetuates poverty and fuels illicit trade in Malaysia: The cost of cigarettes goes beyond each stick  Daily Express Malaysia

ZNCC calls for rethinking of trade facilitation in Zimbabwe  The Chronicle – Breaking news

Illicit Trade Posts  Department of Trade and Industry Philippines

08/04/2025 – Luton shop owner fined for selling counterfeit cigarettes  Luton Borough Council