Illicit Trade

How illicit trade drains government revenue and threatens growth – Expert details  GhanaWeb

How illicit trade drains government revenue and threatens growth – Expert details  GhanaWeb

Illegal trade threatens nature and security  World Wildlife Fund

BOC-FPI tie-up vs. smuggling lauded  Manila Standard

Stopping elephant ivory demand  World Wildlife Fund

Preventing Zoonotic Disease Transmission  World Wildlife Fund

Illegal wildlife trade and poaching explained  World Wildlife Fund

EFCC, NCS tighten collaboration to curb illicit trade flow  The Guardian Nigeria News

PBBM on top of matters concerning corruption, poverty, inflation, and illegal drug trade  ptvnews.ph

City police launch crackdown on illegal scented tobacco trade  Times of India

Police arrests four human traffickers in Rivers  TheGuildNG

Smuggled cigarettes proliferate in Mindanao; Davao City Council starts probe  MindaNews

FPI hopes BoC digitalization can reform ‘most corrupt’ agency, curb smuggling  BusinessWorld – BusinessWorld Online

EUBAM Task Force Tobacco targets illegal manufacturing and smuggling networks  EU NEIGHBOURS east

ACS urges chancellor to support local shops with rates reform and illicit trade clampdown  Talking Retail

10-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K3.353 bln  Ministry Of Information

Eight foreign nationals charged over suspected illegal marine gas oil transactions  The Straits Times

The Paradox Of Drug Money  Modern Ghana

Morocco ranks among africa’s top performers in 2025 illicit trade index  MSN

Morocco ranks among africa’s top performers in 2025 illicit trade index  MSN

Bargarh police busts illegal trade of psychotropic substances, six arrested  The New Indian Express

Vietnam drafts new decree to tighten control on temporary imports and re-exports  Nation Thailand

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is propping up Venezuela, Russia’s economy as a shocking $250M money-laundering market  New York Post

Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is propping up Venezuela, Russia’s economy as a shocking $250M money-laundering market  New York Post

Sivasagar police dismantles over two dozen illicit liquor dens, seizes 4,000 litres of ‘sulai’  The Times of India

With its launch a rousing success, free-to-play Tarkov rival is now taking “severe action” to halt illegal real-world trading  PCGamesN

Joint Operation to Disrupt Illegal Tobacco Trade Carried Out in Doncaster  Doncaster Council

MICCI: Curbing Illicit Trade Could Save Billions, Strengthening Enforcement Lauded  BusinessToday Malaysia

Brewers warn of rising illicit trade as Malaysia raises alcohol excise duty for first time in nearly a decade  The Edge Malaysia

Japanese Business Association of Cambodia Rallies for Stronger Enforcement on Illicit Trade  Khmer Times

City officials sound alarm on illicit cigarettes, urge stronger crackdown  Mindanao Times

City officials sound alarm on illicit cigarettes, urge stronger crackdown  Mindanao Times

EXCLUSIVE: Illicit tobacco store seizures skyrocket  Better Retailing

British American Tobacco boss: Europe risks becoming Australia on illicit trade  Euractiv

Bremen Sees Active Illicit Trade in E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches; Regulators Say ‘Nearly Every Inspection Finds Violations’  2Firsts

NACADA’s Midnight Raid in Korogocho Unleashes Fury on Illicit Trade  Capitalfm.co.ke

PNP intensifies crackdown on smuggled goods after seizure of P15.1M petrol, cigarettes  Manila Bulletin

SDPO Diglipur Excise Team Dismantles Illegal Trade Network Through Vigilant and Tireless Efforts  Andaman Chronicle

Experts call for crackdown on illegal trade of exotic pets as Abu Dhabi hosts conservation congress  thenationalnews.com

Inside the hidden rooms storing thousands of illegal cigarettes  Lincolnshire County Council

JTI Malaysia backs product marking move to curb illicit trade  The Malaysian Reserve

JTI Malaysia backs product marking move to curb illicit trade  The Malaysian Reserve

It’s illicit trade, not tax rates: API  NST Online

Countries in the Americas prepare for COP11 to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and MOP4 to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products  Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Farming Totoaba Explored as Solution to Combat Illegal Trade and Protect Endangered Vaquita  geneonline.com

Nicole Byrd  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

COCOBOD puts cash on the table in crackdown on cocoa smuggling  MyJoyOnline

ANALYSIS: Sudan’s civil war reignites illicit car trade into Chad  Premium Times Nigeria

Pushing Back Against Illicit Trade  Tobacco Reporter

CapeNature launches community-focused plant nursery to combat illegal flora trade  novanews.co.za

COCOBOD launches reward scheme to tackle cocoa smuggling  GhanaWeb

Sudan’s civil war reignites the illicit car trade into Chad  ISS Africa

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  TNGlobal

Lawmaker calls for probe on illicit cigarettes: ‘We must defend Davao’s legacy and protect our children’  Mindanao Times

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  The Malaysian Reserve

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  The Manila Times

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  Plataforma Media

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  Thailand Business News

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  PR Newswire

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Trade  Yahoo Finance

From Enhanced Tax Stamps to AI Enabled Illicit Trade Intelligence system, SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia to Further Str  us.acrofan.com

Elizabeth Morgan | The illegal trade in exotic animals, heritage artefacts, guns, and drugs  Jamaica Gleaner

Nigeria, Qatar deepen ties to combat drug trafficking  Peoples Gazette Nigeria

Nigeria, Qatar strengthen partnership to combat illicit drug trafficking  TheCable

Nigeria, Qatar deepen ties to combat drug trafficking  Vanguard News

Nigeria, Qatar strengthen partnership against illicit drug trafficking  Arise News

North Korea is exploiting endangered animals to fuel illicit wildlife trade  The Telegraph

Illicit Alcohol and Tobacco Cost Uganda Billions, Fueling a Public Health Time Bomb  Nilepost News

Treasury targets networks facilitating illicit trade and UAV transfers on behalf of Iranian military  Norton Rose Fulbright

MACC uncovers tyre label fraud, barcode tampering and smuggling; illicit trade believed to cost govt RM350m in tax losses since 2020  Newswav

The investigators spying on illegal cigarette sellers in Dublin  The Irish Times

MACC uncovers tyre label fraud, barcode tampering and smuggling; illicit trade believed to cost govt RM350m in tax losses since 2020  Malay Mail

New Frontiers in the Fight Against Environmental and Wildlife Crimes 2025  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Illicit Cigarettes Still Increasing in Philippines  Tobacco Reporter

Six-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K293M  Global New Light Of Myanmar

PRO 12 vows strict enforcement of law against illegal tobacco trade  Philippine Information Agency

Illicit tobacco robs the fiscus of billions  BusinessLIVE

Ban e-cigarettes — VAST-Ghana to government  MyJoyOnline

Court convicts duo in drug trafficking case  Greater Kashmir

Illicit cigarettes still on the rise  Philstar.com

Illicit cigarettes still on the rise  Philstar.com

Prof. Alberto Aziani  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

BC Tan  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Customs Crack Down On Wildlife Trafficking, Return N3.94b Skins To NESREA  TVC News

KRA foils smuggling syndicate, intercepts Sh70 million cigarettes on Busia–Mumias Road  the-star.co.ke

Smuggling undermines economy, fuels insecurity – NAF  Punch Newspapers

Down to Earth – Illegal trade in rare insects on the rise  France 24

Authorities make disturbing discovery in warehouse bust: ‘They are fully on the ground’  The Cool Down

Brewers call for freeze on excise duty rates to protect industry that contributes over RM7 bil to GDP  The Edge Malaysia

Police act on illicit trade – R260 million worth of counterfeit goods  North West Newspapers

Wildlife crime: terms and definitions  International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAW

Annual illegal trade report  CITES

Wildlife crime: terms and definitions  International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAW

Losing ground: The growing illicit trade in South Africa’s ornamental plants  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

As NAPTIP nabs five suspected traffickers, rescues 24 victims  The Guardian Nigeria News

Florida Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years for Leading Cocaine Trafficking Network From Puerto Rico to New York  Hoodline

BOC seizes P35 billion smuggled goods in eight months  Philstar.com

Indonesia Working Against Illegal Cigarettes  Tobacco Reporter

Fauna / Kenya’s 10-year plan to save the pancake tortoise  ENACT Africa

BOC’s smuggled goods haul plunges to 40% of last year’s total  Manila Bulletin