Illicit Trade

ICOM Red List of Greek Cultural Objects at Risk – International Council of Museums  GreekCityTimes.com

ICOM Red List of Greek Cultural Objects at Risk  ICOM

Government drafting policy to secure borders and curb illegal trade  The Eastleigh Voice News

HC flags rising drone-based drug smuggling, calls for stringent action  The Tribune India

Illicit trade: On the rise across the UK  Civil Service World

Cashing in on conflict: Illicit economies and the Myanmar civil war  ReliefWeb

Nature crimes: the billion-dollar industry bankrolling global criminal networks  Traffic.org

New report shows links between instability and illicit economies in Myanmar  Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Cashing in on conflict: Illicit economies and the Myanmar civil war  Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Vietnam debates gradual tobacco tax hike to prevent illicit trade surge  VietNamNet

HP govt launches crackdown on illegal mining, liquor trade  The Times of India

Assam: Forest Department busts smuggling racket; 3 arrested in Gadhajuli  The Sentinel Assam

Assam police uncover peculiar buffalo smuggling racket in Gauripur  India Today NE

Trump policies could fuel illicit drug trade despite vow to curb fentanyl  The Guardian

Crime Convergence: Natural Resource Exploitation and Transnational Organized Crime  World Wildlife Fund

Crackdown on illegal liquor in Jamshedpur  Avenue Mail

Army, fishermen trade blame over illegal fishing  Monitor

The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders  The Logic

US lawmakers call for crackdown on China’s illegal trade practices, call for Section 301 investigation  ThePrint

US lawmakers call for crackdown on China’s illegal trade practices, call for Section 301 investigation  Public TV English

US lawmakers call for crackdown on Chinas illegal trade practices, call for Section 301 investigation  The Tribune India

US lawmakers call for crackdown on China’s illegal trade practices, call for Section 301 investigation  ANI News

US tariffs vs Fentanyl: What does the opioid do to the body? Will trade barriers impact costs of other drugs?  The Indian Express

Researchers sound alarm over ‘eye-opening’ trend in illicit trade across Latin America: ‘Quite alarming’  Yahoo

Researchers sound alarm over ‘eye-opening’ trend in illicit trade across Latin America: ‘Quite alarming’  The Cool Down

Imperial Brands calls for a rethink on tobacco excise rate to help protect retailers from theft and illicit trade  Grocery Trader

Trump considering plan to disrupt Iranian oil supply, stop ships at sea  The Jerusalem Post

Regional Cooperation Key To Combating ASEAN’s Growing Illicit Tobacco Trade  BW Businessworld

Moolenaar, Krishnamoorthi Call For Enforcement Action on Unlawful PRC Trade Practices  Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)

Moolenaar, Krishnamoorthi Call For Enforcement Action on Unlawful PRC Trade Practices  Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)

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

Spotlight: ENACT research helps Kenya cut illegal sandalwood trade  Institute for Security Studies

Maritime Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference showcases tech and ASEAN efforts to combat trafficking  GOV.UK

Combatting the illegal wildlife trade: Emirates SkyCargo fights to keep wildlife wild  payloadasia.com

Press Release: Emirates SkyCargo fights to keep wildlife wild  Runway Girl Network

35% of Illicit trade moves through Badagry-Seme border – Customs  Vanguard

Masters of the Ghost Armada: The Captains Steering Iran’s Illicit Oil Trade [Updated on March 4, 2025]  United Against Nuclear Iran

Recover R11 billion losses from illegal trade instead of increasing alcohol tax  wine industry news

Iran using smaller ships to skirt sanctions in China oil trade  The Straits Times

Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade  The Conversation

How NDLEA arrested wanted drug baron over N1.4b seized illicit drugs – Marwa  Solacebase

Emirates SkyCargo Fights to Keep Wildlife Wild  Transport and Logistics Middle East

Marwa: How wanted drug ‘kingpin’ was arrested with ‘N1.4bn illicit substance’ in Lagos  TheCable

NDLEA arrests wanted kingpin with ‘N1.4bn illicit drugs’ in Lagos  TheCable

Emirates SkyCargo fights illegal wildlife trade  https://caasint.com/

Diageo SA pushes back against excise tax hikes, warns of illicit trade surge  Moneyweb

British bev company warns against sin tax increase in SA  Freight News

Retailer Reality – the illicit nicotine trade  Scottish Grocer and Convenience Retailer

Illicit trade is bringing new security risks to the Balkans  Emerging Europe

Illicit trade is bringing new security risks to the Balkans  Emerging Europe

Dodged tobacco trade warnings led to ‘monster’ war  MSN

Dodged tobacco trade warnings led to ‘monster’ war  Lismore City News

UN expands maritime inspections to cut Al-Shabaab’s weapons smuggling  Hiiraan Online

Illegal tobacco’s billion dollar trade  ABC News

Tracking Australia’s black-market tobacco from criminal smugglers to cigarette shops  ABC News

Over-taxing spirits fuels illicit trade, deepens budget woes  MSN

Oyo/Osun Customs Comptroller commends EFCC for tackling corruption  Tribune Online

Secret tobacco war briefings reveal authorities wasted years cracking down on illicit trade  Sydney Morning Herald

Secret tobacco war briefings reveal authorities wasted years cracking down on illicit trade  The Age

Two-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K234M  Global New Light of Myanmar

Over-taxing spirits fuels illicit trade, deepens budget woes  MSN

Experts reveal troubling trend driving illegal trade: ‘When wealth increases, it correlates with a high number of trafficking’  Yahoo

As stakeholders bemoan increasing drug abuse, illicit drug trade and violent crimes in Northwest  Peoples Daily Newspaper

Over-taxing spirits fuels illicit trade, deepens budget woes  IOL

Fixing New York’s Cannabis Industry: Addressing Inversion, Illicit Sales, and Fair Trade Cannabis  stupidDOPE.com

Illicit Weed Thrives, Legal Cannabis Struggles: Inside NY’s Upside-Down Market and the Fair Trade Solution  stupidDOPE.com

NAFDAC blacklists Indian pharmaceuticals company over illegal opioid exportation  Tribune Online

War against fake drugs: How systemic inefficiency, complicity aid multi-trillion naira illicit trade  Guardian Nigeria

War against fake drugs: How systemic inefficiency, complicity aid multi-trillion naira illicit trade  Guardian Nigeria

Smart Container Alliance launched  WorldCargo News

Vice-Senior General Soe Win calls for strong actions against illegal trade  ပြန်ကြားရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန

The Arms Trade Treaty: Regulating Brokering to Reduce the Risk of Diversion  Stimson Center

Med store operator among four arrested for drug trafficking  The Times of India

Cybercriminals ditch Bitcoin for stablecoins as illicit trades potentially surpassed $51 billion in 2024 – Chainalysis  CryptoSlate

BAT warns of Rs34 billion tax revenue loss due to illicit cigarette trade  Profit by Pakistan Today

Concerns of illegal sea turtle trade persist in Bali as police foil smugglers  Mongabay.com

BIR destroys smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga  Philippine Information Agency

ICAIE New Infographic: War Against the Illegal Fentanyl Trade and Canada’s Role in Expanding Global Illicit  EIN News

Customs intercept 2,433kg of cannabis on Lagos waterways  Punch Newspapers

Customs hand over suspects, illicit drugs to NDLEA. NAFDAC  Peoples Gazette

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer  Northern Times

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer  Strathspey Herald

‘Significant quantity’ of illicit tobacco seized from Highland retailer  Inverness Courier

Illegal tobacco seized in the Highlands  Scottish Grocer and Convenience Retailer

Transnational Organized Crime and the Pacific Islands  Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Local guns tied to crimes, straw purchasers involved in illegal trade  WSOC TV

Generational smoking ban could be ‘breaking point’ for small retailers  HeraldScotland

DOJ Affirms Aggressive False Claims Act Enforcement, Highlights Use Against Illegal Trade Practices  Wiley Rein

VIDEO: Tobacco Wars  ABC News

Illicit trade bad for Kenya’s prosperity  Nation

On 20th Anniversary of Framework Convention: New Tobacco Products, Social Media, and Illicit Trade Pose Big Challenges  Health Policy Watch

Multi-billion-rupee Indian medicine smuggling racket exposed  SAMAA

Mokokchung: Arkong Ward Council cracks down illicit liquor trade  Morung Express

PSFU Urges Crackdown on Illicit Trade as URA Destroys Shs1.6bn Contraband  softpower.ug

Uganda’s economy under siege over illicit trade – PSFU  pmldaily.com

PSGH condemns illicit opioid trade, calls for immediate action  GBC Ghana Online

U.S. Targets Iran’s Illicit Petroleum Trade with New Sanctions  HSToday

US Sanctions Against Iran’s Oil Add Hurdles to an Illicit Trade  Bloomberg

US Sanctions Against Iran’s Oil Add Hurdles to an Illicit Trade  Bloomberg

US Sanctions Against Iran’s Oil Add Hurdles to an Illicit Trade  Bloomberg