Illicit Trade

Fiji Assessing Needs to Implement FCTC’s Illicit Tobacco Protocol  Tobacco Reporter

Double Dealers: Lebanon and the Risks of Captagon Trafficking  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Both legal and illegal wildlife trade ‘need better monitoring’: Interview with Alice Hughes  Mongabay

Greece Joins ICOM’s Red Lists to Combat Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Artifacts  GTP Headlines

Marlboro maker Philip Morris appoints first UK illicit trade tackling chief  The Grocer

Most Governments Not Well Prepared to Prevent, Address Illicit Trade – TRACIT  MarketForces Africa

Philip Morris appoints new illicit trade prevention manager  Retail Times

Philip Morris appoints illicit trade prevention manager  Convenience Store

Most Governments Not Well Prepared to Prevent, Address Illicit Trade – TRACIT  MarketForces Africa

Philip Morris Limited appoints international crime expert as Illicit Trade Prevention Manager  Asian Trader

How digital markets are fuelling multi-billion illicit trade in Kenya  The Star Kenya

4-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth over K2,964M  moi.gov.mm

Opinion | The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Trade War on China  The New York Times

WHO demands action on illicit tobacco trade  FBC News

Vape shop raided after WalesOnline exposes illegal trade  Wales Online

RCMP believe fatal shooting in Northwest Territories tied to illicit drug trade  The Globe and Mail

More than £50k worth of illegal tobacco, cigarettes and vapes seized in shop raids  Yahoo News UK

Government warned against under-estimating scale of illicit tobacco trade  Convenience Store

2-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K2.782 bln  Global New Light of Myanmar

Vape shop raided after WalesOnline exposes illegal trade  Yahoo News UK

Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development  UN News

2-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K2.782 bln  moi.gov.mm

2-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K2.782 bln  moi.gov.mm

BM Simply Put: All about gold smuggling from Dubai  Bangalore Mirror

Illicit trade is harming Kenya’s prosperity and competitiveness  The Standard

Illicit trade is harming Kenya’s prosperity and competitiveness  The Standard

2-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K1.974B  Global New Light of Myanmar

Self-monitoring by tobacco industry to facilitate tax evasion, illicit trade, warn experts  Associated Press of Pakistan

Meeting Held to Tackle Illicit Cigarettes in Western Balkans  Tobacco Reporter

United Against Illicit Tobacco Trade: Strengthening Public Health and Economy  EEAS

BAT backs R4bn Sars boost to crack down on illicit tobacco trade  Moneyweb

Muhyiddin calls for RCI on illicit trade practices in padi industry  Daily Express

Muhyiddin calls for RCI on illicit trade practices in padi industry  Free Malaysia Today

U.S. officials act to block illicit Iranian oil trade with China  upi.com

Combating illicit trade: Illegal goods worth about 1.115 billion seized  Myanmar International TV

Dimitrieska-Kochoska – Vuković – Enhancing economic cooperation and strengthening coordination in the fight against illicit trade in tobacco products  Министерство за Финансии

3-day illegal trade crackdown seizes goods worth K1,115M  moi.gov.mm

Unlikely target: Global criminal groups turn sights on agriculture products  farmonline.com.au

Opp lashes out at govt over ‘thriving’ illegal liquor trade  The Shillong Times

Balancing revenue, jobs, and the illicit trade of alcohol  Primedia Plus

Pakistan faces Rs300bn annual loss due to rampant illicit cigarette trade and faulty tax system  Profit by Pakistan Today

Unlikely target: Global criminal groups turn sights on agriculture products  The Land Newspaper

Unlikely target: Global criminal groups turn sights on agriculture products  The Land Newspaper

Illicit cigarettes causing loss of Rs300bn annually: report  The News International

Tax experts warn against overburdening legitimate industry  Profit by Pakistan Today

Tax experts warn against overburdening legitimate industry  Profit by Pakistan Today

Illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in Cannock  Staffordshire County Council

Illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in Cannock  Staffordshire County Council

Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit  UN News

Minister Dimitrieska-Kochoska at high-level meeting in Podgorica dedicated to measures to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products in the Western Balkans  Министерство за Финансии

Federal funding boost to tackle illicit tobacco trade in Australia  ABC News

SIBANI MNGADI | More excise tax will worsen illicit alcohol trade  TimesLIVE

Action to combat the trade of illicit tobacco  Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Action to combat the trade of illicit tobacco  Department of Health

Pakistan: IMF Urges Better Control Over Illicit Trade  Tobacco Reporter

ICOM Red List Of Greek Cultural Objects At Risk – International Council Of Museums  GreekCityTimes.com

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