Illicit Trade

UK Illicit cigarette use hits 26% costing billions in tax  Better Retailing

UK Illicit cigarette use hits 26% costing billions in tax  Better Retailing

Pangolins in West Africa hunted for food rather than for illicit scales trade  University of Cambridge

Pangolins in Nigeria may be hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade  Phys.org

Illicit cigarettes balloon to 27% of Jamaican market  Jamaica Gleaner

Ghana’s bold strides against illicit trade: A commendable fight with more to be done  MSN

Five things you need to know about tobacco, vaping and the illicit trade  conveniencestore.co.uk

Illicit tobacco trade costs SA R20bn annually  Moneyweb

New Customs chief signals shift in fight against illicit trade – CCF Ghana  The Business & Financial Times

Uganda Losing Shs30bn Annually to Illicit Cigarette Trade – Study  SoftPower News

Illicit trade costs Uganda UGX.30 billion annually – Report  PML Daily

Europe can’t afford to ignore the surge in illicit trade  Philip Morris International

Cyprus Business Now: Eurobank, hospitality, tourism, illicit trade, real estate  Cyprus Mail

Illicit Cigarettes in European Union at Highest Level Since 2015, KPMG Study Shows  뉴스와이어

EU under mounting pressure to act on tobacco taxation amid illicit trade surge  Business Matters

Sweden pushes for EU-wide fireworks ban to fight criminal gangs  Latest news from Azerbaijan

Monitoring online illegal wildlife trade: Focus on the maritime and marine dimensions  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Ghana’s Bold Strides Against Illicit Trade: A Commendable Fight With More To Be Done  DailyGuide Network

Ghana’s Bold Strides Against Illicit Trade: A Commendable Fight With More To Be Done  Modern Ghana

Ghana’s bold strides against illicit trade: A commendable fight with more to be done  The Business & Financial Times

Illicit tobacco trade surges in France, Netherlands: industry report  Euractiv

Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade  Bizcommunity

Record-Breaking €14.9B Tax Loss: EU Illicit Cigarette Crisis Reaches 9-Year Peak  Stock Titan

Illicit tobacco trade surges in France, Netherlands: industry report  Euractiv

Illicit tobacco trade surges in France, Netherlands: industry report  Euractiv

Europe can’t afford to ignore the surge in illicit trade  Philip Morris International

Hiraki Masanori, Technical Officer, World Customs Organization  UNECE

Report: Illicit cigarettes trade now costs Kenya more than Sh9bn annually  MSN

Illicit cigarette trade costs Kenya Ksh.9 billion annually, new report reveals  Citizen Digital

DA backs charges vs. suspects in P3.5-M agri illicit sale  Philippine News Agency

GoldBod has stakeholder support to curb smuggling, reform gold trade – Sammy Gyamfi  MyJoyOnline

Thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes seized in Erdington  BBC

Sectors including tobacco: ‘Illicit trade continues to be Achilles heel for revenue collectors’  Business Recorder

Sectors including tobacco: ‘Illicit trade continues to be Achilles heel for revenue collectors’  Business Recorder

Ghana gold exports rise amid curbing illicit trade  Mining.com.au

Kenya: Illicit Cigarettes Jump to 37% of the Market  Tobacco Reporter

Uncovering Illicit Tobacco Trade  Il Mattino

Report: Illicit cigarettes trade now costs Kenya more than Sh9bn annually  the-star.co.ke

Kenya loses Sh9bn yearly to illicit cigarette trade: report  Capitalfm.co.ke

A New E.U. Antiquities Regulation Adds to Dealers’ Mounting Legal, Administrative and Financial Burdens  observer.com

SIFISO SKENJANA: Puff n’ pass the G20 sherpa spirit  BusinessLIVE

Puff n’ pass the G20 sherpa spirit  TimesLIVE

GWoA: WAANSA Calls For Int’l Advocacy To Curb Illicit Trade, Misuse Of Small Arms  aljazirahnews.com

UN warns organised crime in Africa’s illicit gold trade threatens global security  The Eastleigh Voice

Is Negros a haven for cigarette smuggling?  Panay News

Commerce ministry distances itself from smuggling oversight, calls for cross-agency strategy  Profit by Pakistan Today

Brigadier General Annan’s appointment to strengthen anti-illicit trade efforts – Expert  GhanaWeb

Commerce ministry distances itself from smuggling role, calls for joint national effort  Daily Times

Commerce Ministry distances itself from handling illicit trade, calls for “Whole-of-Government” approach  Profit by Pakistan Today

Pakistan’s Illicit Cigarette Trade Surges to 58% of Market  Tobacco Reporter

Small Business Focus: The real cost of a bargain – illicit trade gutting our SMEs  Primedia Plus

Small Business Focus: The real cost of a bargain – illicit trade gutting our SMEs  Primedia Plus

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data  Business Recorder

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data  Business Recorder

Illicit trade, smuggling: MoC says it doesn’t maintain any related data  Business Recorder

Insecurity: FG destroys 3,867 illicit weapons  The Guardian Nigeria News

Brig. Gen. Annan to tackle illicit trade as new Commissioner of Customs  CitiNewsroom.com

Arms proliferation: FG destroys 3,867 illicit weapons  The Nation Newspaper

Brigadier General Annan’s appointment marks a new era in combating illicit trade – Expert  GhanaWeb

Brig Gen Annan’s appointment marks a new era in combating illicit trade, boosting Ghana’s economy – Development Expert  GhanaWeb

Ghana’s Bold Strides Against Illicit Trade: A commendable fight with more to be done  GhanaWeb

EU crackdown threatens antiques trade  Hürriyet Daily News

Proposed smoking regulations ignore ‘illicit trade crisis’, says consumer body  TimesLIVE

BIR seizes 18,811 illicit vape products in Bulacan raid  The Manila Times

W&L’s Kerin Quoted In Article On Illegal Antiquities Trade  thenews-gazette.com

Chalmers says cheaper cigarettes will not solve illegal tobacco boom, dismissing NSW premier  The Guardian

The new business model used by black market vendors to sell illicit tobacco and vapes  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

PTAB/USPTO Update – June 2025  WilmerHale

Researchers Uncover Hidden Airport Hotspots in Global Wildlife Trafficking Using AI  USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Malaysia to show leadership on illicit trade in ASEAN, says survey  The Malaysian Reserve

Goldbod to launch anti-gold smuggling taskforce to fight illicit activities  Modern Ghana

Crime gangs set to cash in on vape ban, warns SGF  Scottish Local Retailer

illegal vape sales – The NEN  North Edinburgh News

Spirits cut: SA’s liquor law change sparks fears of economic fallout and illicit trade surge  BizNews

West Dunbartonshire residents urged to help stop illicit vape trade  Clydebank Post

UNODC Convenes Key Latin American Nations to Strengthen Fight Against Illicit Firearms  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Illicit trade is ‘biggest threat’ to convenience stores  conveniencestore.co.uk

Switzerland returns 7 more historical artifacts to Türkiye  Anadolu Ajansı

Black market trade ‘one of the biggest threats’ to community shops, says SGF  Talking Retail

SARS to support metro’s Reclaim Our City operations  The Citizen

Dead, dried and hidden in cargo: The global illegal seahorse trade is growing fast  MSN

Neighbours of conflict: Arms trafficking in Türkiye, Bulgaria and Greece  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Millions of seahorses vanish into the illegal wildlife trade each year  Euronews.com

UNESCO brought together Culture authorities from Latin America and the  unesco.org

The Illicit Global Economy: What Everyone Needs To Know  Watson School of International and Public Affairs

The War on Trees: How Illegal Logging Funds Cartels, Terrorists, and Rogue Regimes  Foreign Affairs

Illicit trade flows in Albania valued at 2.2 billion dollars, according to GFI report  Tirana Times

Millions of seahorses smuggled in global illegal trade, UBC researchers say  CTV News

Russia’s ‘dark fleet’ of illicit oil tankers threaten international trade deals  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

LUNCEDO MTWENTWE: The real cost of a bargain: illicit trade gutting our SMEs  BusinessLIVE

The real cost of a bargain: illicit trade gutting our SMEs  TimesLIVE

Incentivizing smuggling  Philstar.com

Excise dept seizes record ethanol in crackdown on illegal liquor trade in Bathinda region  Times of India

E.B. Magalona cops seize P2.8-M smuggled cigarettes  Panay News

PMI in India Hails Track & Trace (T&T) Mechanism Roll Out in the country Aimed At Curbing Illicit Tobacco Trade  ET Now

PMI in India Hails Track & Trace (T&T) Mechanism Roll Out in the country Aimed At Curbing Illicit Tobacco Trade  ET Now

Financial Crimes & Illicit Trade  Atlantic Council

Southeast Asia’s illicit methamphetamine trade is at a record high, the UN says  MSN

Record meth seizures in Southeast Asia signal alarming surge in illicit drug trade: UN  theweek.in

BIR, BOC, industry support creation of illicit trade inter-agency task force  Manila Standard