Illicit Trade

Kenya intercepts 7,500 litres of illicit ethanol smuggled from Uganda  Kampala Dispatch

KRA nabs 7,500 litres of ethanol smuggled from Uganda  Citizen Digital

Tougher penalties for illicit tobacco welcomed  NSW Small Business Commissioner

NSW to crack down on illegal tobacco trade  ABC News

There’s a reason so many dodgy tobacco shops are popping up across NSW — this is the plan to fix it  ABC News

Philippine President Invited to Address Anti-Illicit Trade Forum  Tobacco Reporter

The Scale of Pakistan’s illicit economy just keeps expanding  Khaama Press

Cambodia joins hands with its neighbours to fight illicit trade  UNODC

The Scale of Pakistan’s illicit economy just keeps expanding  The Khaama Press News Agency

Illicit Smokes Top 10 Percent in Cyprus  Tobacco Reporter

NTA to hold international forum enhancing campaign against illicit tobacco trade  Department of Agriculture

Local stores named in state-wide illicit tobacco crime investigation  Riverine Herald

Echuca, Kyabram tobacco stores raided in alleged illicit trade worth $30m  Bendigo Advertiser

Overcome challenges posed by negative impacts of illegal trade  Global New Light of Myanmar

Survey finds surge in illicit electronics on SA market  Jacaranda FM

Cyprus loses €18 million in taxes due to illicit cigarette trade  Cyprus Mail

Libya’s lucrative fuel smuggling operations sustained by small tanker network  Lloyd’s List

High Profits Fuel Illicit Practices in Vietnam’s Durian Trade  Produce Report

Serbia, Cuba sign Agreement on preventing illicit trade in cultural goods  srbija.gov.rs

50 years of the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural goods  UNESCO

Social networks: The new El Dorado for traffickers  courier.unesco.org

Sniffer dogs discover illicit tobacco hidden in numerous shops  Bury Times

Sniffer dogs discover illicit tobacco hidden in numerous shops  Yahoo News UK

Crackdown on illegal trade to boost legal trade  Global New Light of Myanmar

Illegal trade crackdown yields K1.8B in seizures in two days  Global New Light of Myanmar

Illicit arms trade to Haiti on Security Council agenda  Prensa Latina

Illicit trade compromising attainment of Sustainable Development Goals worldwide  Deccan Chronicle

Assessment of the response to illicit weapons trafficking in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea – Yemen  ReliefWeb

Centre destroys over 2,400 illicit weapons in Abuja  Pulse Nigeria

Retailers Against Smuggling Warn Cigarette Smuggling Is Gathering Pace  Checkout

Customs raises alarm over increased wildlife smuggling, arms import  Vanguard

Webstory_Border Management_OSINT training_Oct 2024  UNODC

Customs seizes arms, ammunition worth N9.58b in six years – Adeniyi  The Nation Newspaper

Wildlife traffickers’ new routes  The East African

SICPA’s fuel marking technology to boost Kenya’s war on illicit trade  Citizen Digital

Illegal puppy sales: Four held in Rochdale and Manchester raids  BBC.com

Illegal puppy sales: Four held in Rochdale and Manchester raids  BBC

Drug regulator cracks down on illegal prescription skincare products  The Jakarta Post

GMP and RSPCA raid properties connected to illicit puppy sales causing misery across Greater Manchester  Greater Manchester Police

Argentina, the US and the UNODC consolidate their efforts to fight illicit trafficking of synthetic drugs and diversion of precursor chemicals  Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto |

From Insurgency to Illicit Trade: Analyzing FARC Dissidents in the Cocaine Market  smallwarsjournal

Myanmar’s deputy junta chief puts blame on corrupt officials for flourishing illicit trade in the country  Mizzima

SA government seizes nearly $1 million in illicit tobacco, as 11 arson attacks linked to illegal trade  Glam Adelaide

J&K police bust interstate drug trafficking network with arrest of three individuals  United News of India

J&K police bust interstate drug trafficking network with arrest of three individuals  United News of India

3 non-JK residents held as police bust interstate drug trafficking network  Greater Kashmir

Junta tightens crackdown on illegal trade amid rising imports to Myanmar  Mizzima News

Illegal trade crackdown nets K1.025B in seizures over two days  Global New Light of Myanmar

IAPH 2024 WPC urges unified action in combating illicit trade  Port Technology International

EU Fraud Office Boosts Cooperation Against Illicits  Tobacco Reporter

The Digital Black Market: Nigeria’s illicit lithium trade uncovered  Premium Times

Crackdown on illegal trade seizes K664M in goods over 3 days  Global New Light of Myanmar

Illegal tobacco trade rampant in Eastern Visayas, report says  SunStar Philippines

OLAF and partners strengthen efforts against tobacco smuggling  European Union

Cops persuading peddlers, families to shun illicit trade  The Tribune India

Cops persuading peddlers, families to shun illicit trade  The Tribune India

Eradication of illegal trade must be designated as a national duty for all  Global New Light of Myanmar

DA blacklists 3 agri-food importers for illegal trade  pna.gov.ph

DA blacklists 3 agri-food importers for illegal trade  Philippine News Agency

ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on Enhanced Cooperation Against Illicit Drug Trafficking and Precursor Chemicals  ASEAN

Pune: 197.7 kg of Coral Stones and Macaws Seized in Viman Nagar Raids Amid Rising Illegal Wildlife Trade  Punekar News

Organized crime and excessive taxation fuels rise in illicit cigarette trade across Europe  The Parliament Magazine

Holy See decries proliferation of illicit drugs and organ trafficking  Vatican News – English

Crackdown on illegal trade seizes K125M worth of goods in 2 days  ပြန်ကြားရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန

Malaysia’s RM8 billion losses due to illicit trade will harm the economy, says IDEAS  The Edge Malaysia

BIR seizes illicit cigarettes with P8 billion tax deficiencies  Philstar.com

Lumagui: BIR raid of 4 Large-Scale Manufacturers of Illicit Cigarettes in Clark, Pampanga leads to discovery of Php 8B in Tax Liability  Journal Online

E. Visayas becoming ‘hotspot’ for illegal tobacco trade  pna.gov.ph

OSCE supports Ukraine’s efforts to counter illicit trafficking in firearms  OSCE

Big Tobacco’s trojan horse tactics undermining global anti-smuggling efforts  Qrius

Tax target may be met by curbing illegal trade  The Express Tribune

Peddlers pose as ‘tourists’ to smuggle ganja  The Times of India

Dominican Rum industry faces declining sales  Dominican Today

Philippines to Step Up Anti-Smuggling Fight  Tobacco Reporter

Is academia to blame for the bloody trade in antiquities?  Times Higher Education

Illegal trade crackdown leads to seizures worth K3.459M in two days  ပြန်ကြားရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန

Illegal trade crackdown leads to seizures worth K3.459M in two days  Global New Light of Myanmar

BIR says beefing up campaign vs cigarette smuggling under new law  ABS-CBN News

5 tonnes of trafficked glass eels seized and new smuggling routes identified in global operation  Europol

From Poppy Fields to Black Markets: Understanding the Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar  Observer Research Foundation

Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade: Insights from Brazil and South Africa  Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

TRAFFIC calls for increased attention to Central Asia’s wildlife trade  TRAFFIC – Wildlife Trade News

Australia And India Unite In Global Effort To Combat Illicit WMD Trade  GreekCityTimes.com

Illicit tobacco found to be rife in Coventry  Grocery Trader

Illicit tobacco found to be rife in Coventry  Talking Retail

Chinese Man Extradited to U.S. Over $700 Million Plot to Sell North Korean Tobacco  Newsweek

Cracking down on wildlife crime: Zambia hosts first-ever CITES training to curb demand for illegal wildlife products in Africa  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Textiles, FMCG products account for about 90% of illicit trade into India, finds FICCI CASCADE study  MSN

Bapatla Police Crackdown on Illicit Liquor Trade  Deccan Chronicle

Bapatla Police Crackdown on Illicit Liquor Trade  Deccan Chronicle

Local Vape Action pilot to support retailers against illicit trading  betterRetailing

Nationwide crackdown on illegal goods continues to bite  Talking Retail

Lumagui: BIR will deploy all personnel needed to implement the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act; R.A. 12022 will be another weapon in BIR’s fight against Illicit Trade  Journal Online

No place to hide – huge operation in Kent uncovers illicit tobacco and vapes  Kent County Council

Boom in black-market sale of fake cigarettes could be funding organised crime gangs…  The Sun

Raid on Hednesford shop uncovers hundreds of illegal items  Express & Star

Operation Eclipse targets crime related to illicit tobacco trade  SA Police

Operation Eclipse targets crime related to illicit tobacco trade  SA Police

Uncontrollable illicit tobacco trade becomes a plague for France  EURACTIV

EU expected to mount pressure on Minsk over illicit ‘cheap whites’  EURACTIV