Illicit Trade

SA University research unit backs track-and-trace system to curb illicit alcohol trade  Channel Africa

Eli Lilly cracks down on illicit weight loss drug trade with US lawsuits  Pharmaceutical Technology

DF-SA calls for evidence-led, coordinated response to SA’s illicit alcohol market  Bizcommunity

SA’s health regulator warns of rise in illicit medicine trade  EWN

SA’s health regulator warns of rise in illicit medicine trade  ewn.co.za

Illegal tobacco valued at more than £50,000 seized in Walsall  Black Country Radio

Cloned – South Africa’s tobacco Bill faces scrutiny as MPs discuss vaping, pouches, and illicit trade  IOL

Is illicit trade adapting faster than corporate defenses?  ACAMS

New tobacco Bill under fire as MPs debate vaping, pouches and illicit cigarettes  IOL

URA Admits Staff Connivance in Illicit Charcoal Trade  Uganda Radionetwork

Illicit drug and alcohol trade remains a serious threat in the Klein Karoo  Freedom Front Plus

Teesside corner shop shut down after crackdown on illicit tobacco sales  Yahoo News UK

Latest Trading Standards inspections highlight the strength of deterrents  Knowsley News

New Federal Plan Takes Aim at Screwworm and Illegal Cattle Trade  Western Ag Network

How illicit cigarettes and alcohol threaten South Africa’s revenue  IOL

How illicit cigarettes and alcohol threaten South Africa’s revenue  IOL

Intense discussions on South Africa’s tobacco control Bill  Sunday Tribune

Wirral shop closed down for selling illegal cigarettes and vapes  Wirral Globe

ICPA trains CECCOM agents in tools for the fiscal control of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes  deultimominuto.net

4.5 million smuggled cigarettes and 961 televisions seized  De Último Minuto

Cloned – South Africa’s tobacco Bill faces scrutiny as MPs discuss vaping, pouches, and illicit trade  Cape Times

‘Real mummy’s curse’: health warning over growing trade in mummified human remains  The Guardian

Protect Your Store, Have Your Say campaign enters a new phase focused on licensing to tackle illicit trade  Wholesale Manager

AbaQulusi cracks down on illegal trade in Vryheid and eMondlo  The Citizen

Assam Rifles guarding the Northeast disrupts narco terrorism, illicit trade with extensive operations  BW Police World

FOU ‘A’ crushes smuggling ring, seizes N3.24bn worth of contraband, recovers N729m revenue  theeyewitnessnews.com

Economists Urge Risk-Based Taxes on Smoke-Free Nicotine Products to Cut Smoking and Illicit Trade in the Philippines  Daily Tribune

Nigeria risks nicotine addiction crisis if tobacco bill passed, group warns  Business News Nigeria

Canada cut the tobacco tax. To stamp out illegal trade, so should we  AFR

Illegal gold market uncovered, 14 arrested  dailynews.co.tz

Legal tobacco sales are down but wastewater tells a worrying story about smokers  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Legal tobacco sales are down but wastewater tells a worrying story about smokers  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cleveland Fashion Store Accused of Illegal Vape Sales  Redland Bayside News

Fighting illegal wildlife trade, championing biodiversity  BusinessMirror

Deputy Customs Commissioner Among Officials Caught Up In Financial Crime Crackdown  The Reporter Ethiopia

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Risk-proportionate taxes on smoke-free alternatives backed to raise revenue, curb illicit trade  Inquirer.net

Cameroon Destroys Counterfeit Medicines Despite Persistent Illicit Drug Trade  DNE Africa

Healthcare professionals implicated in South Africa’s illicit pharmaceutical market  IOL

Urgent call to action against South Africa’s illicit medicine trade  Cape Times

Urgent call to action against South Africa’s illicit medicine trade  IOL

Consumer Goods Council of South Africa calls for coordinated action on crime  CNBC Africa

Five Arrested As Customs Intercepts Illegal Animal Parts, Petrol, Others Worth ₦362m In Adamawa  Channels Television

Cameroon Struggles to Curb Counterfeit Medicine Trade Despite Repeated Seizures  StopBlaBlaCam

Squeezing The Compliant, Exempting The Smuggler: The Reality Of Pakistan’s Untaxed Economy  The Friday Times

Maldives Tobacco Tax reset highlights need for balanced taxation and stronger action against illicit trade, say experts  The Tribune

Maldives’ Tobacco Tax reset highlights need for balanced taxation and stronger action against illicit trade, say experts  ANI News

CONVENIENCE SECTOR FIGHTS BACK AGAINST ROUGE TRADERS  c-talk.co.uk

Maldives’ Tobacco Tax reset highlights need for balanced taxation and stronger action against illicit trade, say experts  indiagazette.com

Customs seize N362m contraband, illegal wildlife parts, arrest five in Adamawa, Taraba  The Guardian Nigeria News

Samar authorities seize P3.25-M smuggled cigarettes, arrest 3  Inquirer.net

FRAI organises illicit trade seminar in Chennai  DT Next

Customs Enforcement deals blow to smuggling syndicates with major seizures  Mettis Global

Cops step up drive vs smuggling after P628 M bust in July  Manila Bulletin

Investigation exposes Cambodia’s illegal wildlife trade linked to transnational crime  news – Mongabay

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Retailers flag illicit trade, unfair pricing practices in online markets  The Hindu

RCMP arrest two suspects for assaults connected to the illicit drug trade  Cabin Radio

Operation Etone cracks down on ‘dodgy shops’ in Warwickshire  Talking Retail

PROTECT YOUR STORE, HAVE YOUR SAY CAMPAIGN ENTERS A NEW PHASE FOCUSED ON LICENSING TO TACKLE ILLICIT TRADE  c-talk.co.uk

NCC and SARS to roll out track-and-trace system aimed at curbing imports of illicit goods  Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Illegal Tobacco Trade At All Time Highs But HMRC Insists Black Market Is Shrinking  Guido Fawkes

P6.9-M smuggled cigarettes seized  Daily Tribune

Over P3-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Carmen  SunStar Publishing Inc.

Tobacco Taskforce  Manila Standard

Illegal tobacco and vape operation leads to business closures across Warwickshire  Rayo

The Green War: The global trade decimating local species  News24

Illicit trade on inland waterways: the case of Lake Tanganyika  ISS Africa

ACS calls for dodgy shops to be closed for 12 months  conveniencestore.co.uk

Human trafficking claims under review  Trinidad Express Newspapers

Human trafficking claims under review  Trinidad Express Newspapers

Assam STF Foils Major Drug Smuggling Bid, Rs 12.5 Cr Narcotics Seized Near Guwahati  Prag News

Gauteng police seize counterfeit goods worth R27.5 million  SABC News

South West crackdown on illegal stores continues  Talking Retail

Accountability, enforcement key to curb illegal cigarette trade: Coffee shops association  KLSE Screener

Accountability, enforcement key to curb illegal cigarette trade: Coffee shops association  NST Online

Illicit tobacco boom is costing these honest operators $1m a year  The Daily Telegraph

Tax expert cautions lawmakers against using vapes, tobacco to cover tax cuts  Manila Bulletin

SARS Seizes Smuggled Ethanol in Anti-Smuggling Raid  Devdiscourse

Illicit tobacco: Successful raids are good, but they are not enough  Euronews.com

Illicit tobacco: Successful raids are not enough to put an end to this criminal trade  AOL.co.uk

Operation Etone cracks down on high street “dodgy shops”  Warwickshire County Council

More than 40,000 illegal cigarettes and 10kg of illicit tobacco seized in Grimsby crackdown – but do you know how dangerous they are?  North East Lincolnshire Council

Oxford store stripped of licence due to illegal tobacco and ‘very poor’ firework storage  Talking Retail

(P) Philip Morris International emphasizes the growth of illicit trade in Romania, which has reached 6.9% of the market, resulting in losses of 324 million euros.  Informat.ro

Special Reports: Who is smuggling Uganda’s key medicinal pla  NewVision.co.ug

SARS, SAPS seize 26,000 litres of ethanol worth R9.1m in Kempton Park raid  IOL

R8.1 million cigarette bust exposes the hidden trade draining South Africa’s economy  IOL

Batangas town forms task force to combat illicit trade  Manila Standard

Major Gauteng bust uncovers R27, 5 million counterfeit haul  Rising Sun Newspapers

SARS busts suspected illicit alcohol operation in Gauteng, seizes ethanol worth millions  IOL

Donkey skin crime syndicates threaten livelihoods, public health and national security, landmark report warns  the-star.co.ke

SARS, SAPS deal blow to illicit alcohol trade  South African Government News Agency

SARS seizes massive illicit alcohol consignment in Kempton Park raid  Jacaranda FM

Over R1m in counterfeit goods seized in Joburg CBD raid  eNCA

Coffee shop owners want persistent enforcement, legal cigarette brand registry be made public  Focus Malaysia

State to launch report on illegal donkey skin trade in Kenya  the-star.co.ke

Law enforcement descends on Joburg Mall in illicit trade blitz  EWN

Shopian police attach drug proceeds property  Brighter Kashmir

Law enforcement officials conduct counterfeit goods raid in Joburg  SABC News