Illicit Trade

Children at risk as counterfeit toys surge in the illicit economy  The Citizen

WATCH | What SA’s trillion-rand illicit economy is costing businesses and consumers  Business Day

PIT-NDPS Warrant Executed Against Alleged Drug Offender in Anantnag  Brighter Kashmir

Exclusive video: The cost of illicit tobacco  Better Retailing

Suspect linked to syndicate nabbed over mineral theft  South African Government News Agency

A gold-rich African nation is losing $700 million worth of gold for a common reason  Business Insider Africa

Lowvelder investigation uncovers illegal foetus trade in Mbombela  The Citizen

Hard-hitting investigative series launches, blowing the lid off SA’s illicit economy  Novus Press Bulletin

RETAILERS APPLAUD PUSH FROM NSW PARLIAMENT TO COMBAT ILLICIT TOBACCO WITHEXCISE CUT  Australian Association of Convenience Stores

RETAILERS APPLAUD PUSH FROM NSW PARLIAMENT TO COMBAT ILLICIT TOBACCO WITHEXCISE CUT  Australian Association of Convenience Stores

₱3.33-M SUSPECTED ILLICIT CIGARETTES SEIZED; FISHERMAN HELD IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL The Philippine National Police (PNP) seized 3,700 reams of suspected illicit cigarettes worth approximately P3.33 million during an early-morning operation  face…

Police arrest 32 in illicit etomidate trade  동아일보

Special Reports: Border loopholes: Inside Busia’s shadow eco  NewVision.co.ug

BAT Kenya CEO Sidney Wafula on illicit trade, new nicotine products and tax policy  Business Daily

‘ASEAN must harmonize rules to combat illicit tobacco trade’  Philstar.com

Police arrest key figure in R26 million mineral theft syndicate  IOL

DRI busts wildlife trafficking syndicate, seizes 54 ivory artefacts in Lucknow  The Indian Awaaz

Smuggling in Gaza: How banned goods make it across the border and millions of dollars change hands  La Nación

Border Force busts illicit tobacco ring in China with 60m cigarettes heading to Australia  news24.com.au

Tobacco tax push ‘unlikely to stop illicit cigarette trade’  newsreel.com.au

Australia and China cooperate to bust illegal tobacco smuggling syndicate  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

DRI busts a wildlife trafficking syndicate involved in illicit trade of ivory artefacts  PIB

$100m illegal tobacco haul after tip-off from China  SMH.com.au

Ivory Trafficking Syndicate Busted In Lucknow, 54 Artefacts Seized; Four Held  NDTV Profit

Quick money draws Buxar youths into liquor trade  The Times of India

DRI busts a wildlife trafficking syndicate involved in illicit trade of ivory artefacts  PIB

Recent court cases listed in Luton as illegal vapes and tobacco crackdown continues  Talking Retail

Police Arrests 02 Drug Peddlers In Budgam; Contraband Substance Recovered  The Kashmir Horizon

Business groups push for tougher illegal tobacco trade penalties  english.nv.ua

Peru’s OLCI demands customs modernisation to curb used clothing smuggling  Yahoo

Peru’s OLCI demands customs modernisation to curb used clothing smuggling  Just Style

Illicit goods: an existential threat to the South African economy  TimesLIVE

Scientists Identify Critical Areas for Wild Parrots Illicit Trade in Mexico  teleSUR English

Illegal Trade Eradication : Vice President addresses coordination meeting  Myanmar International TV

Coalition eyes huge tobacco tax cut to crush illicit trade  Herald Sun

Vice-President Calls for Stronger Anti-Smuggling Drive as National Duty  Global New Light Of Myanmar

Thailand steps up crackdown on illicit trade  Bangkok Post

Why proposed tobacco laws could fuel illicit trade amid rising business costs  People Daily

JTI Calls for ASEAN Action on Illicit Tobacco Trade  Tobacco Reporter

Criminal-Threat Convergence: How Illicit Economies Are Fueling Instability Across West Africa and the Sahel  Homeland Security Today

NDLEA Destroys N301bn Drugs, Targets Cartels’ Financial Networks  Arise News

Tinsukia makes registration mandatory for molasses trade to curb illicit liquor production  The Times of India

Counterfeit goods cost SA R200 billion in uncollected taxes  News24

Licensing decision for Bury store with history of illegal trade and underaged sales  Manchester Evening News

Coalition eyes huge tobacco tax cut to crush illicit trade  heraldsun.com.au

Economists back in One Nation’s tobacco tax slash  AFR

Hanson’s tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives  aapnews.aap.com.au

Delhi Police probes the black from white in the ‘grey market’ of illicit trade, counterfeit products in Delhi  BW Police World

One Nation has plans to stub out the illicit tobacco trade  Region Illawarra

FNID: Arrests Being Made Despite New Trends In Drug Trafficking  Radio Jamaica News Online

One Nation has plans to stub out the illicit tobacco trade  Region Canberra

Pauline Hanson unveils plan to slash cigarette prices from $46 to $22 a pack to crush illegal tobacco trade  7NEWS

One Nation plans to slash tobacco excise by 75 per cent  news24.com.au

Pauline Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ECOWAS Reviews Regional Tobacco Tax Rules Amid Rise Of New Nicotine Products, Illicit Trade  Sahara Reporters

Industrial scale illegal commercial fishing continues to undermine seafood economy  The Cordova Times

High tobacco taxes and light penalties for smugglers fuel global illicit cigarette trade  thenationalnews.com

NDLEA destroys N329.8b worth of Illicit drugs in Lagos, warns traffickers  The Guardian Nigeria News

NDLEA destroys N329.8b worth of Illicit drugs in Lagos, warns traffickers  The Guardian Nigeria News

Finance chief vows stronger enforcement against smuggling, illicit trade  Bilyonaryo.com

Finance chief vows stronger enforcement against smuggling, illicit trade  Bilyonaryo.com

Vape stakeholders urge balanced taxes to boost collection, curb illicit trade  Inquirer.net

HMRC plans 30,000 interventions against dodgy high street businesses  Better Retailing

P194-M ‘smuggled’ cigarettes seized off Sulu in less than a month  Inquirer.net

Dubai Customs foils export of 70 million illicit cigarettes  Air Cargo Week

Investigation Exposes Cambodia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Linked to Transnational Crime  The Good Men Project

Record surge in illegal cigarettes sparks fears over crime and Britain’s high streets – NATIONAL NEWS  The Rugby Observer

Record surge in illegal cigarettes sparks fears over crime and Britain’s high streets – NATIONAL NEWS  The Rugby Observer

ASEAN-wide rules sought to curb illicit tobacco trade  InsiderPH

NEWS ANALYSIS | How data blind spot undermines fight against illicit alcohol  Business Day

Ghana, Netherlands deepen cooperation against illicit drug trade  Asaase Radio

Surge in illegal cigarettes ‘killing the high street’  telegraph.co.uk

SAPS seizes counterfeit and illicit goods worth over R2.5 million  sundayworld.co.za

Ghana, Netherlands sign agreement to combat illicit drug trade  CitiNewsroom.com

Cigarette smuggling foiled on Lanao del Norte shore  Inquirer.net

Dubai Customs thwarts attempt to ship 70 million illegal cigarettes to Europe  Times Kuwait

P16-M smuggled cigarettes seized  Daily Tribune

Dubai Customs foils export of 70 million illicit cigarettes to Europe  Emirates 24|7

Dubai Customs foils export of 70 million illicit cigarettes to Europe  Emirates 24|7

Dubai Customs foils export of 70m illicit cigarettes, disguised as ‘clothing,’ to Europe  Gulf Today

Dubai Customs foils export of 70 million illicit cigarettes to Europe  وكالة وام

EXCLUSIVE: Retailers fear illicit tobacco is damaging c-stores reputation  Better Retailing

BOC intensifie­s crackdown on illicit tobacco trade in Cebu  PressReader

BOC intensifies crackdown on illicit tobacco trade in Cebu  The Manila Times

Two men arrested in South Armagh after 1.3 million illicit cigarettes seized  LMFM

ASEAN urged to unite vs illicit tobacco  Daily Tribune

Illicit goods: An existential threat to the South African economy  IOL

UNODC strengthens capacities to detect and disrupt illicit firearms trafficking through maritime trade in Brazil  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Customs seize N3.57b worth of illicit goods at Idi-Iroko border  The Guardian Nigeria News

Marwa rallies officers to intensify war against illicit drugs  The Guardian Nigeria News

BIR, BOC destroy P240 million in seized illicit tobacco in Cebu  Manila Standard

DOF seizes, destroys illicit cigarettes found in Mandaue warehouse  Manila Bulletin

DOF seizes, destroys illicit cigarettes found in Mandaue warehouse  Manila Bulletin

Illegal Trafficking of Used Clothing Faces Crackdown in Peru  WWD

Illegal Trafficking of Used Clothing Faces Crackdown in Peru  Currently.com

Illegal Trafficking of Used Clothing Faces Crackdown in Peru  yahoo.com

Merchants support DGA crackdown on television and cigarette smuggling  De Último Minuto

£36,000 of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes seized in police crackdown  Telegraph and Argus

Customs Busts Wildlife Trafficking Ring, Rescues Two Lion Cubs at Abuja Airport  PRNigeria News

Parliament moves Tobacco Bill forward amid calls for tougher illicit trade action  Sunday Tribune